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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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Accentors
African & New World Parrots
Anhingas, Darters
Austral Storm Petrels
Barn Owls
Bearded Reedling
Bee-eaters
Bulbuls
Buntings
Bushshrikes
Bushtits
Bustards
Buttonquail
Caracaras, Falcons
Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies
Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Cisticolas & Allies
Cormorants, Shags
Coursers, Pratincoles
Crab-plover
Cranes
Crows, Jays
Cuckoos
Dippers
Drongos
Ducks, Geese, Swans
Egyptian Plover
Figbirds, Orioles, Turnagra
Finches, Euphonias
Flamingos
Frigatebirds
Gannets, Boobies
Goldcrests, Kinglets
Grassbirds & Allies
Grebes
Guineafowl
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Hamerkop
Herons, Bitterns
Hoopoes
Hornbills
Hypocolius
Ibises, Spoonbills
Jacanas
Kingfishers
Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Larks
Laughingthrushes & Allies
Leaf Warblers & Allies
Longspurs, Snow Buntings
Loons
Monarchs
Nightjars
Northern Storm Petrels
Nuthatches
Old World Parrots
Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
Ospreys
Ostriches
Owls
Oxpeckers
Oystercatchers
Painted-snipes
Pelicans
Penduline Tits
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
Streaked Scrub Warbler
Sunbirds
Swallows, Martins
Swifts
Sylviid Babblers
Thrushes
Tits, Chickadees
Treecreepers
Tropicbirds
Wagtails, Pipits
Wallcreeper
Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Waxwings
Weavers, Widowbirds
White-eyes
Woodpeckers
Wrens
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