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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.
Shoebill at Murchison Falls NP, Uganda. Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Balaenicipididae. The shoebill is a large bird related to the storks. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill. Shoebill, Balaeniceps rex
Mabamba Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria, northwest of the Entebbe peninsula in a village called Kasanje. [2] [3] It covers an area of 2424 ha and is a home to over 300 bird species. [4]
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Balaenicipitidae is a family of birds in the order Pelecaniformes, although it was traditionally placed in Ciconiiformes.The shoebill is the sole extant species and its closest relative is the hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), which belongs to another family.
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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Ethiopia.The avifauna of Ethiopia included a total of 880 confirmed species as of August 2021. Of them, 20 are endemic, one has been introduced by humans, and the statuses of 11 are under review.