The hoopoe is a medium-sized bird, characterized by having a long, thin and downward curving bill and a long, orange crest with black tips. It has an orange or salmon pink head, neck and breast, and black and white-striped wings and tail. The Hoopoe has been designed to hang it from the ceiling. It is a middle-level figure. The kit contains 5 sheets of dyed-pulp art paper, with 50% cotton content and resistant to light, an educational sheet explaining the main characteristics of the Hoopoe and a set of assembly instructions. The pieces are pre-cut and marked in order to facilitate folding and assembly. The materials come packaged in a tough, attractive folder. White craft glue is needed in order to glue together the various pieces of figure. Plego is distributed by Today is Art Day in the USA and Canada.