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hoopoo

hoopoo

9.9
A bird with a crest of feathers and a long curved bill that eats insects
  • noun
  • /ˈhuːpuː/
  • US
translation icon : abubilla
  • The hoopoo is easily recognized by its striking crest and long, curved bill.

Examples

  • We spotted a hoopoo foraging for insects on the ground near the riverbank.

  • The hoopoo has a unique call.

  • During migration season, flocks of hoopoos can be seen in southern Europe.

  • Look at that hoopoo perched on the tree!

  • The hoopoo is easily recognized by its striking crest and long, curved bill.

  • We spotted a hoopoo foraging for insects on the ground near the riverbank.

  • During migration season, flocks of hoopoos can be seen in southern Europe.

Synonyms

hoopoe
vshoopoo
1 9.9

A colorful bird with a long curved beak and a fan-shaped crest

highlights distinctive call and overall plumage rather than crest shape
Upupa epops
vshoopoo
  • Specialized
9.9

A pinkish-brown bird with a long crest and black-and-white wings found in Europe, Asia, and North Africa

is the general crested Old World bird rather than one named species
European hoopoe
vshoopoo
  • UK
8.9

A bird with black and white wings and a crest, found in Europe, Asia and Africa

is the general crested Old World bird rather than a regional form

Surface Forms

hoopoo singular
hoopoos plural

Etymology

Hoopoo comes from an old bird name upupa and it copies the bird's call. So the name is easy to remember because it sounds like the bird's 'hoo-poo' cry, which fits the crested bird with a long, curved bill.