#scopus

[herpsandbirds]

Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), EAT A TASTY FISH!!!, family Scopidae, order Pelicaniformes, Uganda

The taxonomic affinities of this bird have been greatly debated over the years, and now is believed to be in the Pelecaniformes.

This is the only bird in this family.

Their closest relative is the Shoebill.

photograph by Ben Knoot

[raw-wild]

Hamerkop | Clint Ralph

[j0s1core]

Me and my Bestie core

[birdblues]

Hamerkop

[saritawolf]

Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

[critter-captures]

Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), family Scopidae

The hamerkop is the only living species within both its genus (Scopus) and its family (Scopidae).

Dierenpark Zie-ZOO, taken June (first photo) and August (rest) 2024

[snototter]

A hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) stands in the stream at Kruger National Park, South Africa

by Bruwer Burger

[akari1004]

𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍 - 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫