bird · Pelecaniformes · Scopidae
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta Gmelin, 1789 — also called Hammerkop, hammerkop. Occurrence records of the Hamerkop are shared on GBIF from around 103 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (2 600 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concern
103reserves with records
9 434records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 2 600 |
| Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area | LP Limpopo | 815 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 470 |
| Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 383 |
| Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 283 |
| Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 257 |
| Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 232 |
| Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 228 |
| Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 209 |
| SabieparkNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 201 |
| Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve | LP Limpopo | 198 |
| Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 185 |
| Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 171 |
| Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve | LP Limpopo | 153 |
| Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area | FS Free State | 145 |
| Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 141 |
| Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 137 |
| Burman BushProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 129 |
| Mapungubwe National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 124 |
| Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 117 |
| Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 106 |
| Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 101 |
| T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 98 |
| Albert Falls Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 96 |
| Nyalazi State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 79 |
| Cheetah ExperienceWildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | 74 |
| Lapalala WildernessGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 68 |
| Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 67 |
| Rust de Winter NatuurreservaatNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 62 |
| Rust De Winter Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 62 |
| Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 62 |
| Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 61 |
| Impeleshu Forest ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 59 |
| Letaba Ranch Provincial ParkNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 58 |
| Klipplaat-PrivaatnatuurreservaatNature reserve | NW North West | 55 |
| Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 49 |
| Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 48 |
| Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 48 |
| Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 48 |
| Dassie TrailNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 48 |
| Klaserie Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 42 |
| King William's Town Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 42 |
| Witzieshoek NaturellereserweNature reserve | FS Free State | 41 |
| Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuary | MP Mpumalanga | 37 |
| Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 37 |
| Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 35 |
| Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 34 |
| Maputaland Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 34 |
| Manyeleti Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 30 |
| Kapama Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 29 |
| St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 28 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 26 |
| Sabi Sands Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 26 |
| Ohrigstaddam NatuurreservaatNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 25 |
| Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 23 |
| Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 23 |
| Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 22 |
| Nwanedi Provincial ParkNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 21 |
| Kenneth Stainbank Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 20 |
| Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 20 |
and 43 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 34 reserves
- Limpopo
- 29 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 19 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 10 reserves
- Western Cape
- 4 reserves
- Free State
- 3 reserves
- Gauteng
- 2 reserves
- North West
- 1 reserve
- Northern Cape
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Scopidae
- Scientific name
- Scopus umbretta
- GBIF taxon
- 5229154
- Wikidata
- Q652151
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.