Artist
Johann Conrad Susemihl (1767–1847) Link back to Creator infobox template wikidata:Q6215743
Description
Upupa epops
Date 1800-1812
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Susemihl, Teutsche Ornithologie, II
Old Latin name Upupa epops
New Latin name Upupa epops
Common name Nederlands: Hop
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upupa_epops_-_1800-1812_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ16100001.tif
The hoopoe or common hoopoe (Upupa epops) is a colourful bird found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive "crown" of feathers. It is the only extant species in the family Upupidae. Upupa and epops are respectively the Latin and Ancient Greek names for the hoopoe; both, like the English name, are onomatopoeic forms which imitate the cry of the bird. |
