Species Scopus umbretta Gmelin, 1789 (Hammerkop)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Aves
  • --- order: Pelecaniformes
  • ---- family: Scopidae
  • ----- species: Scopus umbretta
Characteristics:carnivore; body-length: 56 cm; dark brown plumage; long legs; hammer-shaped profile of the head; long dark bill
Countries:
BW
Botswana
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:
AT0709
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
Links:
References:Sinclair 1994: 60
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Date: 2007-02-19
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Date: 2014-06-20
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Comments: Faune de la Sénégambie /. Paris :O. Doin,1883-1887.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34755847
Source: http://dogonlanguages.org
Date: 2011
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