And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I (27:20)

Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim

And he inspected the birds and took a muster of them, only to find one missing, he said: Why do I not see the hoopoe or has he been among the absentees! (A bird of the family upupidae especially the typical upupa epops, conspicuous by its variegated plumage and large erectile crest)

Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(27:20) (On another occasion) Solomon reviewed his birds *27 and said, "How is it that 1 do not see the hoopoe? Has he disappeared somewhere?

And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I meaning

*27) That is, the birds whose troops, as mentioned above, were included in the armies of Prophet Solomon like the troops of the men and jinns. It is just possible that the Prophet Solomon had employed them for communicating messages, hunting and performing other such services.
 

And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I meaning in Urdu

(ایک اور موقع پر) سلیمانؑ نے پرندوں کا جائزہ لیا اور کہا “کیا بات ہے کہ میں فلاں ہُد ہُد کو نہیں دیکھ رہا ہوں کیا وہ کہیں غائب ہو گیا ہے؟