Artist Jean-Baptiste Huet (1745–1811)
Description
Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Date 1700-1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Temminck pl. col. 301
Old Latin name Leptoptilos crumeniferus
New Latin name Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Common name Nederlands: Afrikaanse maraboe
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The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer, sometimes Leptoptilos crumeniferus) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in Africa south of the Sahara, in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It is sometimes called the "undertaker bird" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair".