Hoopoes and Kingfishers

Upupidae (hoopoes): Strikingly coloured birds with rust-coloured feathers on the head and breast and black and white stripes across the wings. Ground birds.

Alcedinidae (Kingfishers): Compact birds with short necks and large heads. Often sit upright on lookout. The beak is long and powerful. All kingfishers are cavity nesters. Both sexes are similar.