A Shoebill Stork

A Shoebill Stork. The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as whalehead, whale-headed stork, or shoe-billed stork, is a very large stork-like bird. Shoebill storks could win staring contests.

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Shoebill Stork fighting a Marabou Stork. Their most distinguishing characteristic is their distinctive bill, which is shaped almost exactly like a. That is a good age for an animal - especially a bird. shoebill, (Balaeniceps rex), large African wading bird, a single species that constitutes the family Balaenicipitidae (order Balaenicipitiformes, Ciconiiformes, or Pelecaniformes).

Shoebill were previously thought of as storks, but genetic research has re-classified them as members of the order Pelecaniformes and family Balaenicipitidae, which are large waterbirds.

The shoebill stork is also known as the whalehead stork, but viewers who think this bird has a distinctly prehistoric appearance will probably prefer its scientific title: Balaeniceps rex.

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Shoebill Stork fighting a Marabou Stork. The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as whalehead, whale-headed stork, or shoe-billed stork, is a very large stork-like bird. The shoebill is a large species of bird that has a distinctive bill shape unlike any other.