hammerkop

English

a hammerkop

Alternative forms

• hamerkop

Etymology

From Afrikaans hamerkop, from hamer (“hammer”) + kop (“head”).

Noun

hammerkop (plural hammerkops)

1. A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidae and related to the herons.

   Synonyms: anvilhead, hammerhead, hammerhead stork, hammerkopf, tufted umber, umber bird, umbrette

Translations

Scopus umbretta

• Afrikaans: hamerkop
• Bulgarian: чукоглава чапла f (čukoglava čapla)
• Chichewa: katawa
• Finnish: varjohaikara
• Navajo: tsiikʼánii
• Russian: молотогла́в (ru) (molotogláv)
• Spanish: ave martillo f

References

• “hammerkop”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

• hammerkop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scopus umbretta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Scopus umbretta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons