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Birds observations
Hamerkop eating
Hamerkop eating
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Food
Tadpoles, frogs and fish are the main foodsource for the hamerkop, but they also eat small birds and rodents.
Prey that is caught in muddy waters may be shaken of be taken to clearer water to clean before it is swallowed.
Nomenclature
(en)
Hamerkop
(sc)
Scopus umbretta
(nl)
Hamerkop
(af)
Hamerkop