Hamerkop

My head looks like a hammer, so they call me Hamerkop. That is Afrikaans for Hammer-Head. What am I renowned for?

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English: Hamerkop

Latin (Scientific): Scopus umbrella

isiZulu: uThekwane – Associated with the mystical Lightning Bird = iNyoni yezulu

German: Hammerkopf or Schattenvogel

Home continent: Africa (and Madagascar)

ICUN status: Least Concern

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