Shoebill | 水產百科網
HabitatandEcology...Thisspecies'inhabitwetlandhabitat,preferringlarge,seasonallyfloodedmarsheswithdensevegetationandareasoffloatingvegetation ...
AboutThis large waterbird is unmistakable due to its unique ‘shoe-shaped’ bill which gives it an almost prehistoric appearance – reminding us of birds’ dinosaur ancestry.
Found in nine countries across Africa the species has a large range, but exists in small localised populations concentrated around swamps and wetlands. Individuals are highly solitary – often the male and female in a breeding pair prefer to occupy different ends of their shared territory.
The nest is large and flattened, built amid swamp grasses or sedges and usually on a mound of floating vegetation or a small island. The construction can be up to three metres wide. Although a clutch of up to three dull, chalky-white eggs is laid, typically only one nestling survives due to inter-sibling rivalry, where the larger (generally first born) chick will out-compete and/or kill its siblings. The breeding season var...
Balaeniceps rex (Shoebill) | 水產百科網
Balaeniceps rex | 水產百科網
Balaeniceps rex | 水產百科網
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) | 水產百科網
Shoebill | 水產百科網
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