Hamerkop

phylum	Chordata	The Hamerkop is a medium-sized wading bird (56 cm long, weighing 470 g). The shape of its head with a curved bill and crest at the back is reminiscent of a hammer, hence its name. It ranges from Africa, Madagascar to Arabia, in wetlands of a wide variety, including estuaries, lakesides, fish pond, riverbanks and rocky coasts in Tanzania. The Hamerkop, which is a sedentary bird that often show local movements, is not globally threatened and is locally abundant in Africa and Madagascar. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Pelecaniformes
clade	Diapsida
Class	Aves
order	Pelecaniformes
family	Scopidae
genus	Scopus
species	S. umbretta

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