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Hamerkop

Birds
The hamerkop is a medium-sized wading bird. It is the only living species in the genus Scopus and the family Scopidae. The species and family was long thought to sit with the Ciconiiformes but is now placed with the Pelecaniformes, and its closest... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Scopus umbretta
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Family: Scopidae
Lifespan: about 20 years
Genus: Scopus