- The
hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) is a medium-sized
wading bird. It is the only
living species in the
genus Scopus and the
family Scopidae. The
species and...
- and
naked in most. They lack a
brood patch. The pelicans,
shoebill and
hamerkop form a
clade within the order, with
their next
closest relatives being...
- "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 (family:
Scopidae · genus: Scopus)...
- 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...
- Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2024). "Ibis, spoonbills, herons,
Hamerkop, Shoebill, pelicans". IOC
World Bird List. v 14.1).
Retrieved January 4...
- Threskiornithidae:
ibises and
spoonbills Suborder Pelecani Family Scopidae:
hamerkop Family Balaenicipitidae:
shoebill Family Pelecanidae:
pelicans Suborder...
-
Hamerkop (family:
Scopidae · genus: Scopus)...
- the
hamerkop, and the
shoebill have now been
transferred into the Pelecaniformes.
Molecular evidence suggests that the
shoebill and the
hamerkop form...
- (herons, egrets, and bitterns), and the
extralimital families Scopidae (
hamerkop) and
Balaenicipitidae (shoebill) of Africa.
Elsewhere in the world, the...
