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| + | [[Image:Yellow-billed_Stork.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|rudydbn|rudydbn}}<br />St Lucia, Natal, [[South Africa]]., October 2004]] | ||
;[[:Category:Mycteria|Mycteria]] ibis | ;[[:Category:Mycteria|Mycteria]] ibis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 97cm | + | 97cm |
| − | + | *Orangey-red face | |
| + | *Bill | ||
| + | **Long and thick | ||
| + | **Slightly curved | ||
| + | **Bright yellow | ||
| + | *Long, slender, greyish-white neck | ||
| + | *White back, belly and breast, lightly tinged with pink on feather tips | ||
| + | *Black tail and wing quills | ||
| + | *Long, pink or dark red legs | ||
| + | [[Image:IMG 46332.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Abubakr+Mohammad|Abubakr Mohammad}}<br />Sudan, April 2011]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Found in [[Africa]] (south of the Sahara) including [[Madagascar]]. | + | Found in [[Africa]] (south of the Sahara) including [[Madagascar]]. Fairly regular summer visitor to Lake Nasser and Abu Simbel in Egypt. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Shallow lakes, mud flats, coastal lagoons and meadows. | Shallow lakes, mud flats, coastal lagoons and meadows. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | [[Image:1107 Stork, Yellow-billed 07.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br />Betsiboka Delta, [[Madagascar]], December 2016]] | ||
The diet includes crustaceans, small fish, frogs, insects and worms. | The diet includes crustaceans, small fish, frogs, insects and worms. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Both sexes build the bulky stick nest. The 2-3 eggs are laid on alternate days and are incubated for 30 days. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#WhoZoo | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Mycteria ibis" {{!}} "Yellow-billed Stork"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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| − | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Mycteria]] | |
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 10 January 2024
- Mycteria ibis
Identification
97cm
- Orangey-red face
- Bill
- Long and thick
- Slightly curved
- Bright yellow
- Long, slender, greyish-white neck
- White back, belly and breast, lightly tinged with pink on feather tips
- Black tail and wing quills
- Long, pink or dark red legs
Distribution
Found in Africa (south of the Sahara) including Madagascar. Fairly regular summer visitor to Lake Nasser and Abu Simbel in Egypt.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Shallow lakes, mud flats, coastal lagoons and meadows.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes crustaceans, small fish, frogs, insects and worms.
Breeding
Both sexes build the bulky stick nest. The 2-3 eggs are laid on alternate days and are incubated for 30 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- WhoZoo
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-billed Stork. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-billed_Stork
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
