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Scopus (bird)

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Short description: Genus of bird

Scopus
S. u. umbretta, Kenya
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Scopidae
Bonaparte, 1849
Genus: Scopus
Brisson, 1760
Species

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.

Taxonomy

Hamerkops were traditionally included in the Ciconiiformes, but are now thought to be closer to the Pelecaniformes.[1] Recent studies have found that its closest relatives are the pelicans and shoebill.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Van Tuinen, Marcel; Butvill, Dave Brian; Kirsch, John A. W.; Hedges, S. Blair (2001). "Convergence and divergence in the evolution of aquatic birds". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 26 (8): 1345–1350. http://evo.bio.psu.edu/hedgeslab/Publications/PDF-files/128.pdf. 
  2. ↑ Ericson, P. G. P.; Anderson, C. L.; Britton, T.; Elzanowski, A.; Johansson, U. S.; Källersjö, M.; Ohlson, J. I.; Parsons, T. J. et al. (2006). "Diversification of Neoaves: integration of molecular sequence data and fossils". Biology Letters 2 (4): 543–547. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2006.0523. PMID 17148284. 

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