Shoebill - Wikipedia The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), also known as the whale-headed stork, and shoe-billed stork, is a large long-legged wading bird It derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill It has a somewhat stork -like overall form and has previously been classified with the storks in the order Ciconiiformes based on this morphology
14 Menacing Shoebill Stork Facts - Fact Animal The shoebill is a large, elusive, stalk-like bird with an almost prehistoric appearance, due to its oversized shoe-shaped beak They are sometimes referred to as ‘ whalehead ‘ Shoebills are found in East Africa’s freshwater swamps and marshes, including Uganda, Sudan, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Kenya, Ethiopia
The Shoebill: Or, the Most Terrifying Bird in the World The Shoebill will stand there, motionless as a statue, and wait for some poor lungfish or baby crocodile to swim by Then the bird will pounce forward, all five feet of it, with its massive bill wide open, engulfing its target along with water, mud, vegetation, and probably any other hapless fish minding their own business
Shoebill, facts and photos | National Geographic What makes the aptly named shoebill so unique is its foot-long bill that resembles a Dutch clog Tan with brown splotches, it's five inches wide and has sharp edges and a sharp hook on the end
Shoebill - San Diego Zoo Animals Plants Taller than a mailbox, with an eight-foot wingspan, the shoebill is quite a kick to observe! This hefty bird with its lesson-in-gray plumage is endemic to swamps and wetlands of Central and East Africa
Shoebill | Giant Wader, African Stork, Wetlands | Britannica shoebill, (Balaeniceps rex), large African wading bird, a single species that constitutes the family Balaenicipitidae (order Balaenicipitiformes, Ciconiiformes, or Pelecaniformes) The species is named for its clog-shaped bill, which is an adaptation for catching and holding the large, slippery lungfish, its favourite food
Shoebill Stork Bird Facts - Balaeniceps rex - A-Z Animals Standing tall on its long, stilt-like legs, the shoebill stork cuts an imposing figure as it stalks slowly through the dense wetlands for its prey without making a sound Although it was once classified as a stork, it’s actually more closely related to the herons , hamerkop, and pelicans within the completely separate order of Pelecaniformes
Shoebill - Nutanica The Shoebill is a large bird, standing up to 1 5 meters (4 9 feet) tall with a wingspan of approximately 2 5 meters (8 2 feet) Its plumage is mostly a mix of gray and bluish tones, with darker feathers on the back and lighter tones on the chest and belly
Shoebill - eBird Utterly unique bird that makes up its own family The plumage is uniformly gray in adults and brownish in immatures Structure is stork-like overall, but with a thick neck and massive hooked bill In flight, which is sometimes quite high, the long legs trail Found in deep marshes, especially papyrus swamp Usually alone or in pairs