Bird genealogy >> Order Pelecaniformes >> Family Scopidae
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Location

Arusha National Park
Tanzania

Metadata

Make Nikon D300
Lens Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6G   at 187 mm
Exposure 1/640 s, f/10, ISO 320 
Image size 800 x 533 pixels

IOC Names

Deutsch  Hammerkopf Dutch  Hamerkop
Italian  Umbretta Spanish  Avemartillo

Comments

Can look like small eagles or other raptors when soaring, but long bill rules out confusion.




 
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    09/07/2008

Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Ombrette africaine
Jean-Michel PAULUS