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Common Name

Hammerkop

Alternate Names

Common Type

Hammerkop

Order

Pelecaniformes

Family

Scopidae

Genus

Scopus

Species

umbretta

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Ethiopia, Captive Photographed, Kenya

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

ll wetland areas with shallow water including rivers, streams, seasonal pools, estuaries, marshes, mangroves Irrigated land, savannahs and forests.

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa, Madagascar and southwest corner of Arabia

Food

Generalist feeder although amphibians and fish form the larger part of its diet which also includes shrimp, insects and rodents.

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Bird

Hammerkop

Hammerkop

Pelecaniformes

Scopidae

Scopus

umbretta

Least Concern

Ethiopia, Captive Photographed, Kenya

0

Resident

ll wetland areas with shallow water including rivers, streams, seasonal pools, estuaries, marshes, mangroves Irrigated land, savannahs and forests.

Sub Sahara Africa, Madagascar and southwest corner of Arabia

Generalist feeder although amphibians and fish form the larger part of its diet which also includes shrimp, insects and rodents.

Captive Photographed

Monotypic in is Family. Known for its huge nest of sticks often built over the water. In Kenya it is linked to witchcraft and considered a bird of ill-omen; harming them will also bring on misfortune