JERUSALEM — After a contest that ruffled a few feathers, Israel has chosen its national bird. At a ceremony in Jerusalem on Thursday, Israeli President Shimon Peres announced that the hoopoe ...

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It may not be kosher, but the Hoopoe was chosen Thursday as Israel's national bird. The Hoopoe, or "Duchifat" in Hebrew, is listed in the Old Testament as unclean and forbidden food for Jews ...

Appropriately, Ethiopian Jewry called it the Moses bird, hoping it would lead them to Zion. Some of its habits may be questionable, but without doubt it is a pretty and special bird.’ L.A. Unleashed ...

The cinnamon-coloured bird is a medium sized creature, between 25–32cm in length with a 44–48cm wingspan. Hoopoe derives from the noise of its call which sounds similar to "hoopoe".

The hoopoe is an exotic-looking bird, with a pinkish-brown body, striking black and white wings, a black downcurved bill, and a pinkish-brown crest which it raises when excited.