buff-colored below; black-and-white above (South Africa; 2007-06-30)
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African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Native Range: Africa
Notes:
hoopoes are unmistakable birds in their combination of plumage coloration, long decurved bill, and pronounced crest feathers; only three species exist in the family (Upopidae), confined respectively to Eurasia, Africa, and Madagascar; little sexual dimorphism.
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