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    Shoebill - Wikipedia
    DomainEukaryota
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassAves
    The Dinosaur Bird
    The Dinosaur Bird
    The Bird with a Whale-Shaped Bill
    The Bird with a Whale-Shaped Bill
    Overview

    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 for… See more

    Taxonomy

    The shoebill may have been known to Ancient Egyptians but was not classified until the 19th century, after skins and eventually live specimens were brought to Europe. John Gould very briefly described it in 1850 fro… See more

    Description

    The shoebill is a tall bird, with a typical height range of 110 to 140 cm (43 to 55 in) and some specimens reaching as much as 152 cm (60 in). Length from tail to beak can range from 100 to 140 cm (39 to 55 in) and wingspan i… See more

    Distribution and habitat

    The shoebill is distributed in freshwater swamps of central tropical Africa, from southern Sudan and South Sudan through parts of eastern Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, western Tanzania and northern Zambia. The species is … See more

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