Shoebill  (Balaeniceps rex)

Facts

Also known as: Whale-headed stork
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCiconiiformes
FamilyBalaenicipitidae
GenusBalaeniceps (1)
SizeHeight: 115 - 150 cm (2)
Body length: 100 – 120 cm (2)
Weight4 – 7 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1), listed on Appendix II of CITES (3), and listed under Annex II of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (4).

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