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Upupa antaios
The Giant Hoopoe , also known as Saint Helena Giant Hoopoe or Saint Helena Hoopoe, is an extinct species of Hoopoe , known exclusively from an incomplete subfossil skeleton.
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The Upupa antaios is classified as Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
Summary Upupa antaios was a giant, flightless hoopoe, endemic to St Helena (to UK)1. It is known only from bones and is thought to have become extinct soon after the discovery of the island in 1502. Ecology: Nothing is known, though it is likely to have been similar to the extant Upupa spp. Threats The causes of extinction are unknown1, but presumably it was hunted to extinction by people and introduced predators. References 1. Olson (1975b). More
Kjempehærfuglen, Upupa antaios som døde ut for lenge siden, levde på øyen Saint Helena. * Dudek (Upupa epops) – gatunek średniej wielkości ptaka wędrownego z rodziny dudkowatych (Upupidae). Zamieszkuje niemal całą Europę oraz środkową i południową Azję. W Polsce można go spotkać we wszystkich regionach, lecz na ogół nie występuje licznie, lokalnie rzadko, szczególnie w górach i na Pobrzeżu Bałtyckim. More
* Upupa antaios Olson 1975 * Upupa antaios (side 2) * Next Card * Next Card * Next Card * Upupa bifasciata Brehm,CL 1831 * Next Card * Next Card * Next Card * Next Card * Next Card More