Hoopoes

species:

Eurasian Hoopoe

scientific name:

Upupa epops

notes:

White ring (on one leg) and metal ring (on the other leg).

note 1 : a project on breeding behaviour of hoopoes, which includes camera observations at the nest. In order to distinguish males and females during the incubation and hatching period, it is planned to mark them with colour rings, white for females, dark-blue for males. No individual marking, only marking for sex identification. The total of individuals will be 10-20 males and females, respectively.

note 2 :

email sighting submit:

colour-ring type:

Legring : one, uncoded.

colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):

White [W]

countries where ringed:

Germany.