HAMERKOP
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Scopus umbretta
HABITAT: Estuaries, wetlands, ponds, lakes, trees for nesting in Sub-Saharan Africa.
CONSERVATION STATUS: Least Concern
FUN FACT: The hamerkop’s common name comes from the Afrikaans word for “hammer-head”
FIND ME IN THE ZOO:
​
​
​
​
​