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  2. Marabou stork - Wikipedia

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    The marabou stork is a frequent scavenger, and the naked head and long neck are adaptations to this livelihood, as it is with the vultures with which the stork often feeds. In both cases, a feathered head would become rapidly clotted with blood and other substances when the bird's head was inside a large corpse, and the bare head is easier to ...

  3. List of birds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    Marabou stork, Leptoptilos crumenifer; Yellow-billed stork, Mycteria ibis; ... The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most ...

  4. Greater adjutant - Wikipedia

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    The greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) is a member of the stork family, Ciconiidae.Its genus includes the lesser adjutant of Asia and the marabou stork of Africa.Once found widely across southern Asia and mainland southeast Asia, the greater adjutant is now restricted to a much smaller range with only three breeding populations; two in India, one in the north-eastern state of Assam and a ...

  5. Leptoptilos - Wikipedia

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    Two species are resident breeders in southern Asia, and the marabou stork is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. These are huge birds, typically 110–150 cm tall with a 210–250 cm wingspan. The three species each have a black upper body and wings, and white belly and undertail. The head and neck are bare like those of a vulture.

  6. List of birds of Djibouti - Wikipedia

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    Marabou stork, Leptoptilos crumenifer (A) Yellow-billed stork, Mycteria ibis; ... The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most ...

  7. List of birds of Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Marabou stork, Leptoptilos crumenifer; Yellow-billed stork, Mycteria ibis; Frigatebirds ... The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae ...

  8. List of birds of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Marabou stork, Leptoptilos crumenifer; Yellow-billed stork, ... Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee ...

  9. List of birds of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Marabou stork, Leptoptilos crumenifer (Lesson, RP, 1831) (A) ... The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in ...