Hoopoe

Definition

= bird about the size of a large dove, with a ginger colored head and body, and with wings and a tail that have black and white stripes; it has a long slender beak that curves slightly, and a long crest on its head, which it can erect into a fan shape; it has rather floppy wings and rises and falls as it flies; it spends a lot of time walking around on the ground looking for food; it eats insects and their larvae, termites, worms, small frogs, and beetles;◄ |iUpupa epops|i*; ► unclean and therefore not to be eaten