The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in Africa south of the Sahara, in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially waste tips. It is sometimes called the "undertaker bird" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair".
Description
The marabou stork is a massive bird: large specimens are thought to reach a height of 152cm (60in) and a weight of 9kg (20lb). A wingspan of 3.7m (12ft) was accepted by Fisher and Peterson, who ranked the species as having the largest wing-spread of any living bird. Even higher measurements of up to 4.06m (13.3ft) have been reported, although no measurement over 3.19m (10.5ft) has been verified. It is often credited with the largest spread of any landbird, to rival the Andean condor; more typically, however, these storks measure 225–287cm (7–9ft) across the wings, which is about a foot less than the average Andean condor wingspan and nearly two feet less than the average of the largest albatrosses and pelicans. Typical weight is 4.5–8kg (9.9–17.6lb), unusually as low as 4kg (8.8lb), and length (from bill to tail) is 120 to 130cm (47 to 51in). Females are smaller than males. Bill length can range from 26.4 to 35cm (10.4 to 13.8in). Unlike most storks, the three Leptoptilos species fly with the neck retracted like a heron.
Rachel Johnson. “Ivo had started to complain. I ignored him” ... “It’s four flights,” he’d whine ... And later, just past some rangy marabou storks, we came across two huge families of elephants, taking turns for their baths with much trumpeting and splashing.
I dashed out half-naked," she recounted to AFP on Monday, surrounded by the remains of her home in the city's northern district of Kiteezi.</p><p> "When I was out of the house, ...
Drew Zimmerman ...East St ... A man who scavenges recyclable materials for a living, center, walks past Marabou storks feeding on a mountain of garage amidst smoke from burning trash at Dandora, the largest garbage dump in the capital Nairobi, Kenya, Sept ... .
Advertisement ... Likewise, there are still massive populations of large birds, including open-billed stork, marabou stork, yellow-billed stork, Abdim’s stork, woolly-necked stork, black-crowned cranes, herons, and several species of vultures ... .
The Feldman Ecopark in Kharkiv had been shelled relentlessly since the conflict began on Feb. 24, 2022 ... Handout ... Handout ... “” ... Birds, alpacas, goats and sheep took over the tennis courts, marabou storks languished at the bottom of an empty swimming pool ... .
list 2 of 4‘No women allowed’ ... In the cartoon, one local marabou stork is poking his beak directly in the face of another as they dangle on a power line. “I tell you it used to be quite dangerous to stand on these wires,” the first stork says ... .
... elephants, six black swans, four Canadian geese, four cranes, two peacocks, seven flamingos, and a marabou stork; diva moments are more likely to end up with someone in the hospital than the tabloids.
... elephants, six black swans, four Canadian geese, four cranes, two peacocks, seven flamingos, and a marabou stork; diva moments are more likely to end up with someone in the hospital than the tabloids.
Among the list of firsts, Caine said, FreeMe saw the first MarabouStork admitted to the centre’s care, as well as other rare animals including a lesser flamingo, lesser honeyguide, Narina Trogon and the endangered secretary bird ... ....
On a Sunday morning on the shores of Lake Victoria, the cars and motorbikes arriving from Entebbe are laden with fishing gear ... It is their lifer. For others it is the marabou stork that we see scavenging through our rubbish every day ... Read more ... .
Since her first book, A Squash and a Squeeze, was published 30 years ago she has written 210 books ... ALAMY ... GETTY ... Our guide told us it was an actual category for wildebeests, warthogs, spotted hyenas, vultures and marabou storks and I thought ... Books ... .
A few weeks ago, I saw for myself the strategic importance of connecting Denver to Addis Ababa and with it, the entire continent of Africa... years ... Marabou storks glide the skies on enormous wings and jackals lope across the road at sunset ... Krista L ... ....
