Hamerkop

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

The Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) is a 472 g wetland bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Hamerkop

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

472 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

30

Photo: (c) Lera Miles, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist