African hoopoe
African hoopoe | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Bucerotiformes |
Family: | Upupidae |
Genus: | Upupa |
Species: | U. africana |
Binomial name | |
Upupa africana Bechstein, 1811 | |
Synonyms | |
Upupa epops africana |
The African hoopoe (Upupa africana) is a species of hoopoe in the family Upupidae. Previously considered as a subspecies (Upupa epops africana) of the Eurasian hoopoe, it is a resident species of southern Africa.
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