The marabou stork is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae, native to sub-Saharan Africa, breeding in both wet and arid habitats often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It is sometimes called the undertaker bird for its appearance from behind, with cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs and sometimes a large white mass of hair, and it has often been credited with the largest wingspan of any land bird, averaging 2.6 meters with some recorded examples reaching up to 3.2 meters.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) Living or Extinct Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceBare head and neck, black back, white underparts 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
Sources
1. Marabou stork, Wikipedia
Lead paragraph
The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family
Description section
The marabou is unmistakable due to its size, bare head and neck, black back, and white underparts.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Marabou Stork (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)Quote, Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Wikidata: Marabou Stork
Wikidata Q512737, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Catalogue of Life
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