Posts Tagged ‘Bucerotiformes’

• African grey hornbill

  Apr 22 | Hornbills, Hornbills+ | Little Stint | 1282 Views | with Comments Off on African grey hornbill

  African grey hornbill – Lophoceros nasutus – is a resident Afro/Arabian large bird, (but small hornbill), of Type – omnivore, Family Bucerotidae, and Order Bucerotiformes. Except for densely forested areas it is...

• Upupidae – Hoopoes+

  Jul 12 | Hoopoes+, Upupidae | Little Stint | 1671 Views | with Comments Off on Upupidae – Hoopoes+

  The Upupidae – Hoopoes+ is a Family of three closely related species of ground forager birds that until very recently were considered as a single species. The three species are as given below and are members of the Order...

• Eurasian hoopoe

  Jul 12 | Hoopoes, Hoopoes+ | Little Stint | 2029 Views | with No Comments

  The Eurasian hoopoe – Upupa epops is a medium sized species of Type – ground-forager of the Hoopoe Family Upupidae and the Order Bucerotiformes. Until recently all hoopoes were classed as a single family but now they...