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Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta
Gmelin, JF, 1789
Avemartillo
Family: Scopidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Scopus umbretta.

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Number of Photography: 18

Foto
Photography ID: 670329
 Entebbe
Central Region
Uganda
01/02/2026
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 623040
  Adult
Pantano de Mabamba
Central Region
Uganda
01/17/2025
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 589344
  Adult
Parque Nacional Kruger
Mpumalanga
South Africa
10/19/2016
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 362113
 Entebbe
Central Region
Uganda
07/21/2019
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 325350
  Adult
Pantano de Mabamba
Central Region
Uganda
06/11/2018
Eugenia Boggiano



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Number of Films: 1




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Number of Records: 61



Page 1 of 7
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242342313/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionPescadores, Parque Nacional Lago Mburo3Hugo Caverzasi
242335912/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionParque Nacional Lago Mburo3Hugo Caverzasi
242321008/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionKazinga Channel, Parque Nacional Reina Elizabeth1Hugo Caverzasi
242306805/01/2026UgandaNorthern RegionLago Nyabikere, Kibale2Hugo Caverzasi
242297902/01/2026UgandaCentral RegionJardin Botanico, Entebbe2Hugo Caverzasi
242296602/01/2026UgandaCentral RegionPantano de Mabamba, Entebee3Hugo Caverzasi
226002627/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionZiwa Rhino Sanctuary1Silvina Collado
225897527/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionZiwa Rhino Sanctuary1Julian Uriel Collado
225993026/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionMurchison Falls Np--pakuba1Silvina Collado
225888326/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionMurchison Falls Np--pakuba1Julian Uriel Collado
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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