Hamerkop
Scopus umbrettaGmelin, JF, 1789
English (US) Hamerkop
The Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Scopidae (Hamerkop) in the order Pelecaniformes.
- Scientific name
- Scopus umbretta
- Family
- Scopidae (Hamerkop)
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hamerkop
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Scopus umbretta umbretta
- Scopus umbretta minor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Scopus Umbretta
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.618
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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