Scopus (bird)
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Scopus is a genus of wading birds containing the hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) and its extinct Pliocene relative, Scopus xenopus. This genus is the sole representative of the family Scopidae.
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Scopus | |
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S. u. umbretta, Kenya | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Scopidae Bonaparte, 1849 |
Genus: | Scopus Brisson, 1760 |
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