0 an orange-pink bird found in Africa, Asia, and Europe, with a beak that curves downwards, a large crest (= feathers that stand up on its head) and black and white wings and tail:
Swallows and a hoopoe flew past as I neared the top of the range.
Visit the Algarve in autumn to see hoopoes, purple gallinules and azure-winged magpies.
Birdwatchers at an Oxfordshire lake have sighted the hoopoe, a brightly coloured bird normally seen around the Mediterranean.
With long-tailed hoopoes chattering in the trees, we climbed a huge termite mound.
