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

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Sabit Hasan
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8809-749X
Tanvir Ahmed
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0590-9104
Hassan Al-Razi
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9043-6999

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.

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Sabit Hasan, Faculty of Life and Earth Science, Department of Zoology, Jagannath University, Dhaka 1100, Bangladesh.

Zoology, B.Sc. Student

Tanvir Ahmed, Faculty of Life and Earth Science, Department of Zoology, Jagannath University, Dhaka 1100, Bangladesh.

M.Sc. Student (Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation)

Hassan Al-Razi, Bangladesh Slow Loris Research and Conservation Project, 531/2, Shahidbag Mosque Road, Shajahanpur, Dhaka 1217, Bangladesh.

M.Sc. Student (Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation)

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