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Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Photo by Karan Raghwa
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Photo taken in Serengeti National Park.
Overall brown in colour; head is hammer shaped; Black bill

Habitat:

Lakes; Marshy areas

Notes:

They have massive nests

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PublishedMarch 15, 2013

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