The Early Bird Catches the ...

Not only did we find a shoebill we were patient enough and lucky enough to watch it catch a fish.

The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as wh...
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Not only did we find a shoebill we were patient enough and lucky enough to watch it catch a fish.

The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as whalehead, whale-headed stork, or shoe-billed stork, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill. It has a somewhat stork-like overall form and has previously been classified with the storks in the order Ciconiiformes based on this morphology. However, genetic evidence places it with the Pelecaniformes. The adult is mainly grey while the juveniles are browner. It lives in tropical east Africa in large swamps from Sudan to Zambia.

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The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as wh...
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