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Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)

Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

About Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Pelicans
  • Family: Storks

The marabou stork is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds 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". It has often been credited with the largest wingspan of any land bird, with an average of 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) and some recorded examples of up to 3.2 metres (10 ft).

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2001-06-03

    Victoria Falls, Zambia
    Seen from bus to Sesheke

  • 2002-11-16

    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
    Image from 2002-11-16

  • 2003-03-19

    Kampala, Uganda
    The storks were everywhere in the city, just look up to see hundreds circling around in search of garbage to eat.
    Image from 2003-03-19

  • 2011-01-06

    Lake Awasa, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-06
    Image from 2011-01-06

  • 2011-01-15

    Lake Ziway, Ethiopia

  • 2013-10-24

    Nairobi National Park, Kenya

  • 2013-10-25

    Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

  • 2013-10-27

    Kitale, Kenya

  • 2017-01-01

    Entebbe, Uganda

  • 2017-01-02

    Mbabara, Uganda

  • 2017-01-08

    Queen Elizabeth II National Park, Uganda

  • 2017-01-09

    Queen Elizabeth II National Park, Uganda

  • 2017-01-12

    Fort Portal, Uganda

  • 2017-01-14

    Entebbe, Uganda

  • 2017-10-30

    Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya