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🐦 The Hoopoe: Israel's National Bird

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In 2008, Israel chose a national bird. Thousands of people voted, and the winner was the hoopoe. In Hebrew, its name is duchifat.

The hoopoe is easy to recognize. It has orange-brown feathers, black and white stripes on its wings, and a long, thin beak. On its head, it has a crown of feathers. When the bird is excited or afraid, the crown opens like a fan.

Hoopoes live in fields, parks and gardens all over Israel. They walk on the ground and use their long beaks to look for insects and worms in the soil. Their call sounds like "oop-oop-oop," and that is how the bird got its English name.

Questions

  1. How did the hoopoe become Israel's national bird?

  2. What happens when the hoopoe is afraid?

  3. What does the hoopoe eat?

  4. Where does the English name "hoopoe" come from?

Questions

  1. How did the hoopoe become Israel's national bird?

    1. Thousands of people voted for it.
    2. The king chose it.
    3. It was the biggest bird.
    4. It lives only in Israel.

  2. What happens when the hoopoe is afraid?

    1. It sings loudly.
    2. Its crown opens like a fan.
    3. It changes color.
    4. It flies to the sea.

  3. What does the hoopoe eat?

    1. fish
    2. fruit
    3. insects and worms
    4. seeds only

  4. Where does the English name "hoopoe" come from?

    1. from its colors
    2. from a king
    3. from Hebrew
    4. from its call

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