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The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), also known as the whale-headed stork, and shoe-billed stork, is a large long-legged wading 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.
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The shoebill is the sole extant species and its closest relative is the hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), which belongs to another family. Species from the Ciconiiformes and Balaenicipitidae family have been found in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and parts of East Africa. It has the following genera: Balaeniceps [1] [2]
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This is a Shoebill (ハシビロコウ) at Ueno Zoo (上野動物園). The Shoebill sits there staring off into space, turns and looks at the viewer. As it turns away, we can see its large eye blink. This is a gift of mine to Wikipedia, in hires. Date: May 2008: Source: Own work: Author: Nesnad: Permission (Reusing this file) CC, GNU FDL