Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyScopidae (Hamerkops)
- GenusScopus (Hamerkops)
- SpeciesScopus umbretta (Hamerkop)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Great Egret
Ardea alba
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
📅 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 Mkomazi National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Hamerkop sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hamerkop in Mkomazi National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Hamerkop in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.