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The marabou stork is a massive bird: large specimens are thought to reach a height of 152 centimetres (5 feet) and a weight of 9 kg (20 lb). [ 8 ] [ 9 ] A wingspan of 3.7 m (12 ft) was accepted by Fisher and Peterson, who ranked the species as having the largest wing-spread of any living bird.
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.
Painted stork Ciconiidae is a family of heavy-bodied, large-billed wading birds in the monotypic order Ciconiiformes. Most species in the family are called storks, although some have different common names: two species in the genus Anastomus are known as openbills, two from the genus Leptoptilos are called adjutants, and three species are called jabiru. Storks are found in tropical and ...
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 ...
Leptoptilos robustus (from lepto [Greek: thin, slender] + ptilo [Greek: soft feather] and robustus [Latin: strong]) is an extinct species of large-bodied stork belonging to the genus Leptoptilos that lived on the island of Flores in Indonesia during the Pleistocene epoch. It stood at about 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) tall and weighed up to an estimated ...
Arizona has 28 bat species, all of which are protected. The Impact of Drought on Arizona Wildlife. Water is the most important resource in the wild, but it isn’t just necessary for hydration ...
Rarely do Japanese Ants kill Asian Honeybees, but they may do some damage. A squadron of ants can easily invade a hive, drain its food reserves, and pilfer the bee’s precious eggs.
Even though the ostrich is a bird, it can’t fly. Ostriches have wings, of course, but they are too small to support their weight. In addition, birds need keel-shaped sternums for flight, and ...