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  Hamerkop ( Scopus umbretta fam. Scopidae) Kruger Park Birds & Birding.
This bird has a unique Roberts number of 81 and you will find a full description of this bird on page 603 also a picture of the Hamerkop on page 593.
The Hamerkop belongs to the family of birds classified as Scopidae.
According to the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology the Hamerkop is also known by these other names: Hammer-head Stork.
www.thekruger.com /knpbirds/scopusumbretta.htm   (547 words)

  
  Hammerkop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hamerkop is included in the Ciconiiformes, which also includes other wading bird groups.
However, it is a family (Scopidae) and genus (Scopus) all on its own.
This page was last modified 14:47, 12 October 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hammerkop   (175 words)

  
 SCOPIDAE - HAMERKOP — Tanzania Bird Atlas - Distribution and seasonality
SCOPIDAE - HAMERKOP — Tanzania Bird Atlas - Distribution and seasonality
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tanzaniabirdatlas.com /maps/ardeidae-bitterns-egrets-and-herons   (112 words)

  
 Hamerkop, Scopus umbretta
World: Afrotropical, widespread S of 15°N. Kenya: Occurs singly or in pairs on all types of slow moving and still waters, where there is adequate prey.
The Hamerkop is a distinctive bird which is in a Family (Scopidae) all on its own.
It has variously been grouped with herons, storks and the shoebill.
www.kenyabirds.org.uk /hamer.htm   (315 words)

  
 FW: likelyhood for these avian clades?
To complete this, Procellariiformes, should be in there somewhere, perhaps as sister to Scopidae (Balaenicipitidae + Steganopodes).
The most interesting point about the characters uniting Scopidae, Balaenicipitidae and Steganopodes is the absence of most of them from _Phaethon_, usually united with Steganopodes in the 'Pelecaniformes'.
In molecular studies, _Phaethon_ actually comes up as closely related to the Suloidea, for instance in van Tuinen et al.
dml.cmnh.org /2004May/msg00307.html   (471 words)

  
 hammerhead --  Encyclopædia Britannica
also called Hamerkop, or Hammer-headed Stork (Scopus umbretta), African wading bird, the sole species of the family Scopidae, within the order Ciconiiformes, which also includes herons, flamingos, and storks.
(Scopus umbretta), African wading bird, the sole species of the family Scopidae, within the order Ciconiiformes, which also includes herons, flamingos, and storks.
Surfaces of hammerheads vary in size, in angle...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9039061   (778 words)

  
 Sample Seminar: Ratites
Within the order, there are six major families, five of which will be discussed here.
These are the ardeidae (herons, bitterns, and egrets), balaenicipitidae (shoebill storks), scopidae (hammerhead storks), ciconiidae (storks), and threskiornithidae (ibises and spoonbills).
Ciconiiformes can be found all over the globe, except for polar regions, but they prefer warmer parts, especially for mating seasons.
www.asms.net /facultymanaged/bmcph/courses/ornithology/semheron03.html   (472 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Scopidae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
S.A. Forrester and Spalding 2003 Scopidae Hamerkop Ciconiidae Storks Ciconia ciconia...
Goliath Heron Purple Heron HAMERKOP (Scopidae) Hamerkop STORKS (...
HAMERKOP, FAMILY SCOPIDAE This unique bird shares with...
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Scopidae&tag=tabularasa0f&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1   (1107 words)

  
 AMNH Scientific Publications: Item 2246/1605
Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History.
Part 1, Tinamidae, Spheniscidae, Gaviidae, Podicipedidae, Diomedeidae, Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, Pelecanoididae, Phaethontidae, Pelecanidae, Sulidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Anhingidae, Fregatidae, Ardeidae, Cochleariidae, Scopidae, Ciconiidae, Threskiornithidae, Phoenicopteridae, Anatidae, Cathartidae, Accipitridae, Falconidae, Megapodiidae, Cracidae, Tetraonidae, Phasianidae, Numididae, Meleagrididae, Turnicidae, Pedionomidae, Gruidae, Rallidae.
Tinamidae, Spheniscidae, Gaviidae, Podicipedidae, Diomedeidae, Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, Pelecanoididae, Phaethontidae, Pelecanidae, Sulidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Anhingidae, Fregatidae, Ardeidae, Cochleariidae, Scopidae, Ciconiidae, Threskiornithidae, Phoenicopteridae, Anatidae, Cathartidae, Accipitridae, Falconidae, Megapodiidae, Cracidae, Tetraonidae, Phasianidae, Numididae, Meleagrididae, Turnicidae, Pedionomidae, Gruidae, Rallidae
digitallibrary.amnh.org /dspace/handle/2246/1605   (187 words)

  
 Flamingo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Family (Click link for more info and facts about Cochlearidae) Cochlearidae, (Boatbill)
Family (Click link for more info and facts about Scopidae) Scopidae, (Hammerkop)
Family (Ibises) Threskiornithidae, ((Wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills) ibises and (Wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon) spoonbills)
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fl/flamingo.htm   (680 words)

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