Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyScopidae (Hamerkops)
- GenusScopus (Hamerkops)
- SpeciesScopus umbretta (Hamerkop)
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
White-Backed Night-Heron
Gorsachius leuconotus
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hamerkop in Meru National Park?
About 53% of visitor-days record a Hamerkop sighting in Meru National Park, based on 62 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hamerkop in Meru National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Hamerkop in Meru National Park in our monthly data.