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Madagascar hoopoe

Upupa marginata Cabanis & Heine, 1860

LCLeast Concernbirds

The madagascar hoopoe (Upupa marginata) is a species in the family Upupidae, order Bucerotiformes. Recorded adults weigh 66 g to 74.5 g and live up to 11.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Madagascar hoopoe (Upupa marginata)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the madagascar hoopoe

Weight
66 g – 74.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
11.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
15.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5.7src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the madagascar hoopoe live?

Not recorded

What is the madagascar hoopoe?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Madagascar hoopoe (Upupa marginata) is a species of hoopoe in the family Upupidae. It was previously considered a subspecies (Upupa epops marginata) of the hoopoe, but was split due to its vocalisations and small differences in plumage. Some taxonomists still consider all three species conspecific. Some authorities also keep the African and Eurasian hoopoe together, but split the Madagascar hoopoe. It is endemic to Madagascar, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is a common bird and the International Union for Conservation of Nature considers its conservation status to be of least concern.

From the Wikipedia article “Madagascar hoopoe” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madagascar_hoopoe&oldid=1371908297), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the madagascar hoopoe endangered?

The madagascar hoopoe is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the madagascar hoopoe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderBucerotiformes
  5. familyUpupidae
  6. genusUpupa
  7. SpeciesUpupa marginata Cabanis & Heine, 1860

Synonyms Upupa africana marginata, Upupa epops marginata

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Madagascan hoopoeEnglish
  • Madagascan hoopoeEnglish
  • Madagascan hoopoeEnglish
  • هدهد مدغشقرArabic
  • puput de MadagascarCatalan
  • dudek madagaskarskýCzech
  • Copog MadagasgarWelsh
  • MadagascarhærfuglDanish
  • MadagaskarwiedehopfGerman
  • madagaskara upupoEsperanto
  • Abubilla malgacheSpanish
  • Madagaskari vaenukäguEstonian
  • madagaskari vaenukägu (madagaskari toonetutt)Estonian
  • هدهد ماداگاسکارPersian
  • Huppe malgacheFrench
  • Huppe de MadagascarFrench
  • Madagaszkári búbos bankaHungarian
  • Upupa del MadagascarItalian
  • マダガスカルヤツガシラJapanese
  • Madagaskarinis kukutisLithuanian
  • BoràMalagasy
  • BaraoMalagasy
  • TakodaraMalagasy
  • TsakodaraMalagasy
  • MadagaskarhopDutch
  • madagaskarhærfuglNorwegian
  • dudek madagaskarskiPolish
  • poupa-malgaxePortuguese
  • poupa-de-madagascarPortuguese
  • poupa-de-madagáscarPortuguese
  • Мадагаскарский удодRussian
  • dudok madagaskarskýSlovak
  • Madagaskarski pupavacSerbian
  • madagaskarhärfågelSwedish
  • นกกะรางหัวขวานมาดากัสการ์Thai
  • Madagaskar İbibiğiTurkish
  • одуд мадагаскарськийUkrainian
  • Đầu rìu MadagascarVietnamese
  • 马岛戴胜Chinese
  • 馬達加斯加戴勝Chinese

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Relatives of the madagascar hoopoe

Other species in the same genus Upupa.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the madagascar hoopoe?

An adult madagascar hoopoe weighs 66 g – 74.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the madagascar hoopoe endangered?

The madagascar hoopoe is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the madagascar hoopoe live?

The madagascar hoopoe has a recorded lifespan of 11.1 years.

What kind of animal is the madagascar hoopoe?

The madagascar hoopoe (Upupa marginata) belongs to the family Upupidae in the order Bucerotiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{madagascar_hoopoe_2026,
  title = {Madagascar hoopoe (Upupa marginata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-hoopoe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}