In a message dated 95-11-13 13:11:49 EST, you write:

>Mike, I don't think it is incompatible that the East and South
>African
>population would be resident, while the European population would be
>migratory.
>
>Anyway, as Scott noted, there are now two species of Hoopoe (at least
>in
>Sibley and Monroe list of birds of the world):

Serge,

I finally got home to the books and the issue was clarified by Collins: Birds
of East Africa. He notes the difference between the European/Sengal Hoopoes
U. epops which is indeed a migrant to East andCentral Africa and U. epops
africana which is a resident in East, Central and Southern Africa. The
visual difference is the presence of a white bar accross the primaries not
present in the resident species. In my undisciplined Nov-February
observations over the past two years I thought I was seeing the same bird.
Thanks.

Mike Waller
WP Zoo