Translations for „hoopoe“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

hoopoe [ˈhu:pu:] N ZOOL

hoopoe

удо́д m

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English

They climb tree trunks in the manner of a woodpecker, and when feeding on the ground they hop rather than walking like the true hoopoe.

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One year we even saw a hoopoe in the quarry.

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The green wood hoopoe is an insect-eating species.

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A hoopoe in a tree sings to his mate.

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I love the scene of the sermon to the birds: they stand, the hoopoe, raven, swan and others, like schoolchildren on their best behaviour.

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The slow flappy start to the song flight recall a hoopoe for which this species is named.

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Once the hoopoe has convinced his fellow birds that the journey is worthwhile, their quest begins in earnest.

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Instead, he wrote a letter and tied it to the wing of the hoopoe.

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Some species, such as the hoopoe, will even try to force-feed bigger chicks when they don't need food, completely ignoring weaker offspring that are making much more noise.

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The hoopoe leads the birds, each of whom represent a human fault which prevents man from attaining enlightenment.

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