Balaeniceps rex

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pelecaniformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Aequornithes Ordo: Pelecaniformes

Familia: Balaenicipitidae
Genus: Balaeniceps
Species: Balaeniceps rex

Name

Balaeniceps rex Gould, 1850

Type locality: upper White Nile.

References

Gould,J. 1850. Exhibition and description of a new form in birds obtained from the interior of Africa. The Athenaeum. Journal of English and Foreign Literature, Science, and the Fine Arts 1207: Internet archive p. 1315 Reference page.

Links

IUCN: Balaeniceps rex (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Skoenbekooievaar
čeština: Člunozobec africký
Deutsch: Schuhschnabel
English: Shoebill
español: Picozapato
فارسی: لک‌لک نیل
suomi: Kenkänokka
français: Bec-en-sabot
italiano: Becco a scarpa
Nederlands: Schoenbekooievaar
polski: Trzewikodziób
português: bico-de-sapato
ไทย: นกกระสาปากพลั่ว
Türkçe: Pabuçgaga
中文: 鯨頭鸛

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