- The
hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) is a medium-sized bird. It is the only
living species in the
genus Scopus and the
family Scopidae. The
species and family...
- and
naked in most. They lack a
brood patch. The pelicans,
shoebill and
hamerkop form a
clade within the
order (suborder Pelecani). The
relationships between...
- (herons, egrets, and bitterns), and the
extralimital families Scopidae (
hamerkop) and
Balaenicipitidae (shoebill) of Africa.
Elsewhere in the world, the...
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species of
birds including water birds like pelicans, kingfishers, crakes,
hamerkop and 47
raptor species. The
local people are
mainly Maasai. The park protects...
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Jacobus Philippus Snyman (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈsnəiman];
Kootjie "
Hamerkop" Snyman, 29
January 1838 – 19
December 1925) was one of the
dominant military...
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suborder of
birds in the
order Pelecaniformes. It
consists of shoebills,
hamerkops,
pelicans and
their extinct relatives. It is
likely the
sister clade to...
- the
hamerkop, and the
shoebill have now been
transferred into the Pelecaniformes.
Molecular evidence suggests that the
shoebill and the
hamerkop form...
- "Eggs****
structure in the
shoebill and
pelecaniform birds:
comparison with
hamerkop, herons,
ibises and storks".
Canadian Journal of Zoology. 73 (9): 1754–70...
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hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) and its
extinct Pliocene relative,
Scopus xenopus. This
genus is the sole
representative of the
family Scopidae.
Hamerkops...
- The
shoebill is the sole
extant species and its
closest relative is the
hamerkop (Scopus umbretta),
which belongs to
another family.
Species from the Ciconiiformes...
