marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) Description
Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, at the aptly named Marabou Pan, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana
Date 24 December 2016, 15:24
Source Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, at the aptly named Marabou Pan, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana
Author Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa https://www.flickr.com/people/93242958@N00
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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".
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Leptoptilos
Species: Leptoptilos crumenifer (Lesson, 1831)
Synonyms:
Ciconia crumenifera
Leptoptilos crumeniferus
