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    (c) Nick Hobgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Pavel Shukov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) markus lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

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About

The hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), is a medium-sized wading bird. It is the only living species in the genus Scopus and the family Scopidae. 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. It is found in Africa, Madagascar to Arabia, living in a wide variety of wetlands, including estuaries, lakesides, fish ponds, riverbanks and rocky coasts. The hamerkop, which...

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