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Hamerkop
The Scopus genus comprises wading birds, including the existing hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) and its extinct relative from the Pliocene epoch, Scopus xenopus. These unique birds belong to the family Scopidae, where the hamerkop is the only living species. Initially thought to be related to storks and classified under Ciconiiformes, recent research indicates that hamerkops share a closer kinship with birds in the Pelecaniformes order, specifically pelicans and the shoebill, which are now considered their closest relatives.
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Scopus umbretta
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Albatrosses
Anhingas, Darters
Asities
Austral Storm Petrels
Barn Owls
Bee-eaters
Bulbuls
Buntings
Buttonquail
Caracaras, Falcons
Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Cisticolas & Allies
Cormorants, Shags
Coursers, Pratincoles
Crab-plover
Crows, Jays
Cuckoo-roller
Cuckoos
Cuckooshrikes
Drongos
Ducks, Geese, Swans
Figbirds, Orioles, Turnagra
Finches, Euphonias
Flamingos
Flufftails
Frigatebirds
Gannets, Boobies
Grassbirds & Allies
Grebes
Ground Rollers
Guineafowl
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Hamerkop
Herons, Bitterns
Hoopoes
Ibises, Spoonbills
Indigobirds, Whydahs
Jacanas
Kingfishers
Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Larks
Laughingthrushes & Allies
Leaf Warblers & Allies
Mesites
Monarchs
Nightjars
Northern Storm Petrels
Old World Parrots
Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
Ospreys
Owls
Oystercatchers
Painted-snipes
Pelicans
Penguins
Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Pheasants & Allies
Pigeons, Doves
Plovers
Rails, Crakes & Coots
Reed Warblers & Allies
Rollers
Sandgrouse
Sandpipers, Snipes
Shrikes
Skuas
Starlings, Rhabdornis
Stilts, Avocets
Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
Storks
Sunbirds
Swallows, Martins
Swifts
Sylviid Babblers
Tetrakas & Allies
Thrushes
Tropicbirds
Vangas & Allies
Wagtails, Pipits
Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Weavers, Widowbirds
White-eyes
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