The Hammerkop Scopus umbretta, if harmed, can wreak vengeance on the perpetrator and his property – the hills around the village could melt, his cattle could be hit by an epidemic, lightning may strike the man or he may die. It also predicts death by lurking in the water and stirring up pictures from the […]
Category: Scopidae
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Scopidae | [latin] Scopus umbretta | [authority] Gmelin, 1789 | [UK] Hamerkop | [FR] Ombrette du Senegal | [DE] Hammerkopf | [ES] Avemartillo | [NL] Hamerkop Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The Hamerkop is usually included in the Ciconiiformes, but might be closer to the Pelecaniformes. It constitutes a family (Scopidae) and […]