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Hamerkop (or Hammerkop)

Order: Pelicaniformes
Family: Scopidae
Genus: Scopus
Species: Scopus umbretta

NB: The classification if hamerkops is currently in flux.
In Wikipedia, even the spelling of Hamerkop is highly inconsistent between pages.
I have gone with the pelicaniformes classification which seems to be supported by DNA homology analysis.
The two species of hamerkop do seem to form a unique group at the family level.

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Hamerhead

hamerkopf

Hamerkopf (Scopus umbretta)
Family: Scopidae
Serengeti
July, 2012

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MC

Hamerkop ()
Family: Scopidae
Boteliers Kop Game Reserve, South Africa
January 24, 2016

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Kop with a hamer

hamerkop

Hamerkopf (Scopus umbretta)
Family: Scopidae
Madagascar
July , 2013

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Hammerhead bird

palo alto 2021

Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
Family: Scopidae
Palo Alto 2021
July 18, 2021
Canon R5

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Other Pelecaniformes

+ Pelecanidae: Pelicans
+ Ardeidae: Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
+ Threskiornithidae: Ibis
+ Scopidae: Hamerkop

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Last modified: March 25, 2016
Created: January 10, 2013 (from pelican.html)
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