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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

Synonyms: Scopus umbretta.

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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
225976121/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación5Silvina Collado
225971421/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--lion Savannah2Silvina Collado
225871921/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación5Julian Uriel Collado
225867221/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--lion Savannah2Julian Uriel Collado
225962018/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionKabale - Kisoro Road1Silvina Collado
225838418/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionKabale - Kisoro Road1Julian Uriel Collado
102876901/08/2019UgandaWestern RegionMurchinson Falls National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/03/2026.