Hoopoe bird.
The hoopoe is a bird of the genus Hoopoe in the family Hoopoeceae. It is also known as the hoopoe, the flower cattail fan, the mountain monk, the Shali monk, the cockscomb, the smelly chick, and the cuckoo wing. The corolla on its head resembles a folding fan, and its beak is extremely slender and curved downwards. It is often mistaken for a woodpecker. In fact, the woodpecker has a short and thick beak. After the hoopoe found the bug on the ground, he shook his head violently to throw the bug up, and opened his mouth to swallow it. Widely distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa. It is distributed in the western and northeastern regions of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Taiwan, Hainan and other provinces, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. To the north of the Yangtze River are summer migratory birds and traveling birds, while to the south of the Yangtze River are resident birds. The hoopoe is the national bird of Israel and a third-level protected bird in China.
It inhabits open places such as mountains, plains, forests, forest edges, roadsides, river valleys, farmland, grasslands, villages and orchards, and is especially common in forest edge cultivated land habitats. In winter, it mainly stays in low altitude places such as the plains at the foot of mountains, and in summer it can go up to high altitude areas of 3000m.
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Israel’s national bird
On May 29, 2008, Israeli President Shimon Peres announced that the hoopoe would become Israel’s national bird. . According to US media reports, more than 150,000 Israelis participated in the voting for the "national bird", and the candidates were 10 native Israeli birds. It is said that the purpose of the "national bird" selection by the authorities is to call on the public to protect birds. The hoopoe was chosen because of its beauty, conscientiousness and ability to take good care of its offspring.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Hoopoe