Upupa

See also: upupa

Translingual

Upupa epops

Etymology

From Latin upupa (“hoopoe”).

Proper noun

Upupa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Upupidae – hoopoe.

Usage notes

U. africana and U. marginata are considered by some to be subspecies of U. epops.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neornithes - parvclass; Neognathae - cohort; Bucerotiformes - order; Upupi - suborder; Upupidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Upupa epops - type species; Upupa africana, Upupa marginata (species)
  • Upupa paradisea (species, placement disputed)
  • †Upupa antaios (extinct species)

References

• Hoopoe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Upupa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Upupa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN