Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyScopidae (Hamerkops)
- GenusScopus (Hamerkops)
- SpeciesScopus umbretta (Hamerkop)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Great Egret
Ardea alba
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
White-Backed Night-Heron
Gorsachius leuconotus
📅 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 Nairobi National Park?
About 53% of visitor-days record a Hamerkop sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 667 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hamerkop in Nairobi National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Hamerkop in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.