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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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Bird

Shoebill

Whalehead, Whale Headed Stork, Shoe Billed Stork

Shoebill

Pelecaniformes

Balaenicipitidae

Balaeniceps

rex

Vulnerable

Uganda,

0

Resident

Dense freshwater marshes

South Sudan, Uganda, DRC and Zambia

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

Of course most known for it huge bill. Monotypic, the only member of its Family. Normally silent but perform bill clattering displays at the nest.