Editing Hoopoe (section)

{{Short description|Monotypic family of birds}}
{{For|the surname|Hüppe}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Hoopoe
| image = Upupa epops Madrid 01.jpg
| image_caption = [[Eurasian hoopoe]] <br> [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
| image2 = Upupa epops.ogg
| parent_authority = [[William Elford Leach|Leach]], 1819<ref>{{ cite book | last=Leach | first=William Elford | author-link=William Elford Leach  | year=1819 | chapter=Eleventh Room | title=Synopsis of the Contents of the British Museum | location=London | publisher=British Museum | edition=15th | pages=63–68 [65] | chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YSlhAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA67 }} Although the name of the author is not specified in the document, Leach was the Keeper of Zoology at the time.</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Bock | first=Walter J. | author-link=Walter Joseph Bock | year=1994 | title=History and Nomenclature of Avian Family-Group Names | series=Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History | volume= 222 | publisher=American Museum of Natural History | location=New York | pages=146, 245 | hdl=2246/830 | url=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/830 }}<!--Linked page allows download of the 48MB pdf--><!-- Bock cites the 17th edition from 1820 but the name was included in the 15th edition published in 1819--></ref>
| display_parents = 2
| taxon = Upupa
| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]
| type_species = ''Upupa epops '' ([[Eurasian hoopoe]])
| type_species_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = *†''[[Upupa antaios]]''
* ''[[Upupa epops]]''
* ''[[Upupa marginata]]''
}}
'''Hoopoes''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|uː|p|uː|,_|ˈ|h|uː|p|oʊ}}) are colourful [[bird]]s found across [[Africa]], [[Asia]], and [[Europe]], notable for their distinctive "[[Crest (feathers)|crown]]" of feathers which can be raised or lowered at will. Two living and one extinct species are recognized, though for many years both extant species were lumped as a single species—''Upupa epops''. In fact, some taxonomists still consider the species to be [[Biological_specificity#Conspecific|conspecific]].  Some authorities also keep the African and Eurasian hoopoe together but split the Madagascar hoopoe. The Eurasian hoopoe is common in its range and has a large population, so it is evaluated as [[Least Concern]] on the [[IUCN Red List]] of Threatened Species. However, their numbers are declining in Western Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-14|title=Hoopoe Bird (Upupa epops) - Fun Facts with Pictures - Birds Fact|url=https://birdsfact.com/hoopoe-bird/|access-date=2022-02-16|language=en-US}}</ref> Conversely, the hoopoe has been increasing in numbers at the tip of the South Sinai, [[Sharm el-Sheikh]]. There are dozens of nesting pairs that remain resident all year round.