Marabou Stork(7 meters tall and 9 kilograms )
Marabou Stork
Marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer) are large endangered birds present in Africa south of the Sahara. Marabous are scavengers who eat anything from termites, flamingos, and small birds and mammals to human faeces and dead elephants on the earth. They also eat on carcasses with other scavengers like vultures and hyenas.
They are abnormal-appearance birds, bald-headed with wisps of hair, perhaps able of their addition to the ugly five. The spread of their wings extends up to 3.2 meters and the height is about 1.7 meters. Marabou storks have hollow bones in their feet and legs, which is an adaptation to help them fly.
- Appearance: “Undertaker bird” due to its shape (cloak-like wings/back, skinny legs, and white “hair”). Massive dagger-like bill, naked pink head and neck with inflatable throat pouch, white ruff.
- Size: Height upto 1.37 meters (4.5 ft) & Weight upto4.5-8 kg (10-18 lbs).
- Habitat:Wetlands, dry savannas, near human habitation (especially landfill sites). Found in many countries including Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Namibia.
- Family Name: Ciconiidae (Stork family)
- Scientific name: Leptoptilos crumenifer
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