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Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
12.8179, -16.3195
Field Notes
Description:
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 after the Afrikaans word for hammerhead. It is a medium-sized water-bird with brown plumage.
Habitat:
By the side of a lake The species is renowned for its enormous nests, several of which are built during the breeding season. Unusually for a wading bird the nest has an internal nesting chamber where the eggs are laid. Both parents incubate the eggs, and raise the chicks. This nest was embellished with a lot of scavenged 'finds' including plastic bags and shinny paper.
Notes:
The hamerkop is a medium-sized wading bird. It is the only living species in the genus Scopus and the family Scopidae.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
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