Breeding record of Common Hoopoe Upupa epops (Aves: Upupidae) at Satchari National Park in northeastern Bangladesh

Abstract

Common Hoopoe Upupa epops was thought to breed in Bangladesh but with no confirmed records. The observation presented in this paper of a breeding pair with its chick at Satchari National Park in northeastern Bangladesh is the first confirmed breeding record of the species from the country.

Keywords

• common hoopoe
• breeding
• satchari
• habitat destruction