''Scopus xenopus'' is an extinct species of hamerkop that lived during the

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. It was first described by Storrs L. Olson in 1984. Compared to '' S. umbretta'', the modern hamerkop, ''S. xenopus'' was larger and had a foot structure more adapted to swimming.

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Pelecaniformes Pliocene birds Fossil taxa described in 1984 {{Paleo-bird-stub