The African Hoopoe in Kruger National Park

<p><strong>The African Hoopoe (<em>Upupa africana</em>) is one of the most distinctive small birds in the Greater Kruger.</strong> Cinnamon body, dramatic black-and-white wings, and a tall crest that fans open when the bird is alarmed. Common around lodge gardens and rest-camp lawns, easy to identify, and famous for one of the more unusual nest defences in the bird world.</p>