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Common Name

Shoebill

Alternate Names

Whalehead, Whale Headed Stork, Shoe Billed Stork

Common Type

Shoebill

Order

Pelecaniformes

Family

Balaenicipitidae

Genus

Balaeniceps

Species

rex

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Location Photographed

Uganda,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Dense freshwater marshes

Distribution and Range

South Sudan, Uganda, DRC and Zambia

Food

Lungfish and othr fish, frogs, snakes, monitors, baby crocs, rodents and small waterfowl

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