Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
About Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Pelicans
- Family: Hamerkops
The hamerkop, also called the umbrette, is a medium-sized bird. It is the only living species in the genus Scopus and the family Scopidae. The species and family was long thought to sit with the Ciconiiformes but is now placed with the Pelecaniformes, and its closest relatives are thought to be the pelicans and the shoebill. The shape of its head with a long bill and crest at the back is reminiscent of a hammer, which has given this species its name after the Afrikaans word for hammerhead. It is a medium-sized waterbird with brown plumage. It is found in mainland Africa, Madagascar and Arabia, living in a wide variety of wetlands, including estuaries, lakesides, fish ponds, riverbanks, and rocky coasts. The hamerkop is a sedentary bird that often shows local movements.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2001-06-21
Kafue National Park - Busunga Plains, Zambia -
2011-01-06
Lake Awasa, Ethiopia -
2013-10-24
Nairobi National Park, Kenya -
2017-01-01
Mabamba Swamp, Uganda -
2017-01-02
Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda -
2017-01-08
Queen Elizabeth II National Park, Uganda -
2017-01-12
Fort Portal, Uganda -
2017-01-13
Mabamba Swamp, Uganda -
2017-01-14
Entebbe, Uganda -
2017-11-05
Anja Community Reserve, Madagascar -
2025-01-27
Arusha National Park, Tanzania -
2025-01-28
Arusha National Park, Tanzania -
2025-01-29
Arusha National Park, Tanzania
