Hamerkop (Scopidae)
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - HBW 1, p. 435
French: Ombrette du Sénégal
German: Hammerkopf
Spanish: Avemartillo
Other common names: Hammerhead, Hammer-headed stork
Taxonomy: Scopus umbretta Gmelin, 1789, Senegal.
Origins and relationships obscure. Some affinities with Ardeidae, Ciconiidae, Balaenicipitidae, Phoenicopteridae and Charadriidae. Birds from Madagascar sometimes considered separate race, bannermani. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- umbretta Gmelin, 1789 - most of tropical Africa, SW Arabia, Madagascar.
- minor Bates, 1931 - coastal belt from Sierra Leone to E Nigeria.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird mandibulating and trying to gobble up a fish Locality Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (ssp umbretta )
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 4 years ago 31 sec 4.8 -
A close-up of a bird alert Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp umbretta)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 5 years ago 30 sec 4.7 -
searching food Locality Entebbe Botanical Gardens, Entebbe, Uganda (ssp umbretta)
Daniêl Jimenez 9 October 2010 49 weeks ago 34 sec 4.6 -
A bird walking along the shore Locality Mburo Lake National Park, Uganda (ssp umbretta)
Josep del Hoyo 13 September 2006 4 years ago 14 sec 4.6 -
A group of birds feeding on fish discards Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp umbretta)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 5 years ago 45 sec 4.6 -
A bird standing in the water to catch a prey Locality Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (ssp umbretta)
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 4 years ago 19 sec 4.4
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Near a river
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
John A Thompson 17 January 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.4 -
a bird walking on the ground
Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (ssp umbretta)
kblach 12 November 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
Adult hunting in floodplains.
Locality Chobe National Park, North-West District, Botswana
ian wood 14 December 2011 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
A the lake
Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp umbretta)
Guy Poisson 1 February 2010 1 year ago 4 -
a bird walking on the ground
Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp umbretta)
Stefan Helming 1 November 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Two birds
Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (ssp umbretta)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 July 1999 1 year ago 3.9
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Two birds calling in an aviary Locality Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands
Joe Angseesing 24 September 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
An individual flies down from its nest, giving a single call Locality Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Joe Angseesing 24 June 2009 1 year ago 2.5
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