Eurasian Hoopoe – Specimen 2 – ssp. ceylonensis – Male
Details
Subspecies: Upupa epops ceylonensis (Reichenbach, 1853)
Unique ID: FTLB-GJ-018002
Date: 11 September 2022
Gender: Male
Location: Kutch, Gujarat, India
Reason for death: Roadkill
Overall
Weight: 71 gm
Wingspan: 465 mm
One wing: 206 mm
Body Length with tail: 302 mm
Tail Length: 107.3 mm
Primary Projection: 17.6 mm
Wing-to-Tail: 38.6 mm
Crest Length: 77.3 mm
Head & Beak
Head Length: 81.2 mm
Head Width: 16.0 mm
Beak Length: 51.7 mm
Beak Width: 4.9 mm
Gape Length: 62.1 mm
Gape Width: 14.2 mm
Legs
Femur: 24.8 mm
Tibiotarsus: 35.4 mm
Tarsometatarsus: 17.1 mm
Digit 1: 9.8 mm
Digit 2: 10.8 mm
Digit 3: 15.8 mm
Digit 4: 12.4 mm
Talon 1: 10.2 mm
Talon 2: 5.7 mm
Talon 3: 7.9 mm
Talon 4: 5.8 mm