11. The wood hoopoes are related to the kingfishers, rollers and hoopoes . 12. It is somewhat similar to the call of the hoopoe . 13. The guiding bird is the hoopoe , while the nightingale symbolizes the lover. 14. There is only one species of hoopoe worldwide. 15. The briars are home to bee-eater, blue rock thrush und hoopoe . 16. Hoopoes are distinctive birds and have made a cultural impact over much of their range.17. Little is known about hoopoe starling behaviour. 18. The Hoopoe Starling was discovered in 1669 and first described 1783 by naturalist Pieter Boddaert. 19. The hoopoe was regarded as the companion of the goddess Tusholi and revered as sacred. 20. It is the only Madagascar subspecies of the hoopoe is sometimes elevated to a full species.
