Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyScopidae (Hamerkops)
- GenusScopus (Hamerkops)
- SpeciesScopus umbretta (Hamerkop)
Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Madagascar Ibis
Lophotibis cristata
Madagascar Pond Heron
Ardeola idae
Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Humblot's Heron
Ardea humbloti
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Hamerkop at Ankarafantsika National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there