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
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A bird walking along the shore Mburo Lake National Park, Uganda (ssp umbretta)
Josep del Hoyo 13 September 2006 3 years ago 14 sec 4.6 -
A bird mandibulating and trying to gobble up a fish Kazinga Channel, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp umbretta )
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 3 years ago 31 sec 4.6 -
A group of birds feeding on fish discards Ziway Lake, Ethiopia (ssp umbretta)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 4 years ago 45 sec 4.6 -
A bird eating a frog Mkuze Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp umbretta)
Josh Engel 24 November 2007 2 years ago 58 sec 4.5 -
A bird standing in the water to catch a prey Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (ssp umbretta)
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 3 years ago 19 sec 4.4 -
A bird scratching its head and drinking Ziway Lake, Ethiopia (ssp umbretta)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 4 years ago 33 sec 4.4
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a bird walking on the ground Awasa Lake, Ethiopia
kblach 12 November 2009 33 weeks ago 4.3 -
a bird walking on the ground Lake Ziway, Ethiopia (ssp umbretta)
Stefan Helming 1 November 2009 42 weeks ago 4.3 -
Portrait of an adult. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
gemma aznar 29 March 2010 14 weeks ago 4 -
An adult perched on a bush. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
gemma aznar 22 May 2010 13 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird standing in grasss. Meru National Park, Kenya (ssp umbretta)
Ken Havard 7 February 2006 7 weeks ago 3.8 -
Portrait of an adult. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 24 weeks ago 3.8
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An individual flies down from its nest, giving a single call Bourton-on-the-water, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Joe Angseesing 24 June 2009 25 weeks ago 2
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