Hoopoe

A small bird of 25-29 cm in length and wingspan 44-48 cm. Singling out black and white striped wings and tail plumage, a long thin beak and a long tufted on his head, is one of the most legkouznavaemyh birds. Color of head, neck and chest, depending on the subspecies, ranging from pink to brown (in the territory of Russia known Russian ornithologist SA Buturlin took describes him as «reddish clay-»). Wings broad, rounded, painted in contrasting black and whitish-yellow stripes. The tail is medium length, black with wide white sling middle. Ventral portion of the trunk pink-red with a blackish longitudinal stripes on the sides. Toupee on his head orange-red, with black vertices feathers. Usually toupee complicated, but when landing (at other times rare) bird dissolve it as a fan. Beak 4-5 cm long, slightly bent down, . The language, unlike many other species of birds, much reduced. Legs lead-gray, fairly strong, with short shank and blunt instruments claws. Males and females outwardly from one another are no different. Young birds generally painted a less saturated colors, have a shorter beak and toupee.