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Animals & Nature
Ages 3-18
Fun Eurasian Hoopoe Facts For Kids
The Eurasian hoopoe is a medium-sized bird in the hoopoe family. The species is easily identifiable by its long, slender tapering bill and black and fawn bottom.
Because of the increased muscle in its skull, the bill can be opened when digging in the ground. The hoopoe is a fast-flying bird with broad, rounded wings. These birds are also found all across the world.
They can be seen in locations such as Asia, Europe, and even the farthest locations of Africa! This well-traveled bird has a significant wingspan - which allows it to fly long distances without tiring out.
There is so much to know and learn about the Eurasian hoopoe, and you can read it all by scrolling right ahead! If you want to know more about the various birds in our world, then you should definitely check out forest falcon facts and saker falcon facts!
Animals & Nature
Ages 3-18
Fun African Hoopoe Facts For Kids
The African hoopoe (Upupa africana) is a spectacular member of the family Upupidae that also comprises the Madagascar hoopoe and the Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops). All members of the Upupidae family have characteristic crown feathers that distinguish them from other bird species.
A male African hoopoe possesses cinnamon-colored upper parts, lacks the white stripe on the crest, and has black-colored primaries. There are characteristic black and white stripes present on the wings and tail of this bird and an African hoopoe’s wings are curved as well as broad.
This bird also has a black tail that is square-shaped and possesses a broad white band.
The head of this species possesses a stunning crest that has chestnut-colored long feathers along with black tips. The bill of this bird is thin, long, and black-colored and the beak is also curved downwards.
It has small brown eyes with short gray feet and legs. Similar to many other bird species, a female hoopoe bird is duller than a male, with chicks looking similar to the female hoopoe only with a shorter crest.
The hoopoe bird exists across Africa, Europe, Asia, and Madagascar. It has been observed to inhabit open, bushy regions, thornveld, and riverine woodlands in the wild, as well as parks and suburban gardens in urban areas.
Its diet comprises insects, earthworms, frogs, small snakes, lizards, seeds, berries, and insect pupae or larvae. Keep reading to get to know fun facts about the nest, habitat, breeding habits, flight patterns, and more about this hoopoe bird!
If you enjoyed reading our African hoopoe interesting facts, you must check out our pelican surprising facts and common kingfisher fun facts!
Animals & Nature
Ages 3-18
Fun Wood Hoopoe Facts For Kids
The wood hoopoe and scimitarbills come from the same family of birds, both living in the south of Sahara. It's indeed very interesting how wood hoopoe shares relations with various other kinds of birds that you may see in your garden or a park.
Kingfishers and various other such birds share a very close relationship with our African wood hoopoe. This Sub-Saharan Africa native shares many relations with various birds, given the nature of its stapes.
Nonetheless, from a close look, it can be very evident that wood hoopoes are a very distinct group of family and cannot be confused with other birds. This species often love to live in groups and families of around 12-13.
These species have around two genera and six species. It's very intriguing how the ancient remains of these birds are found and discovered in regions of Europe but today this family of birds is confined to Africa.
There are two sub-families of wood hoopoes, one of which lives in families (genus Phoeniculus), the other, and relatively smaller family lives only in pairs (genus Rhinopomastus).
To learn more about such mind-blowing facts don't forget to check out our common kingfisher facts and ivory-billed woodpecker facts pages
Arts, Crafts & Design
All Ages
5 Quick And Easy Face Paint Ideas
Face painting is a great rainy-day activity - and it is also a brilliant way to have fun as a family during lockdown.
Rather than saving face-painting only for birthday parties and Halloween - why don't you get your paints out and start experimenting with new face painting ideas? We have gathered together a list of quick and easy face paint ideas, which could be done by an older sibling, or even parents who have no artistic ability.
Coloring Pages & More
Ages 3-18
Happy Hippo Head
This free printable happy hippo head coloring pages resource is ideal for unleashing a kid's creativity. The hippopotamus, commonly known as a hippo, is the second-largest terrestrial animal on earth. It survives only in Africa and south of the Sahara.
The physical characteristics of a hippopotamus include a barrel-shaped body, stumpy legs, a large head, a short tail, and four toes on each foot. It stands 1.5 meters tall and weighs nearly 7054 lb (3,200 kg). A hippo spends most of its day in the water to save from fleas, parasites, and mosquitos.
At night, they go onto land to feed on grass. Hippo's usually sleep in water bodies with eyes, ears, and nose above the water.
The skin of a hippo secretes an oily substance that acts as sunscreen. A close relative, the pygmy hippopotamus, is a close relative of hippo. It is very rare and has a much shorter body than the larger hippopotamus.
Did you know? The hippopotamus can't swim or float. Instead, they walk and remain standing on the floor below.
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