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Ciconia abdimii
Black and white stork? that has a purple sheen. The face is purple with pink in front of the yellow eyes. The underside is white. "black stork with grey legs, red knees and feet, grey bill and white underparts. It has red facial skin in front of eye and blue skin near the bill in breeding season. It is the smallest species of stork (but still a large bird), at 73 cm (29 in) and a weight of just over 1 kg (2.2 lbs). The female lays two to three eggs and is slightly smaller than male." - Wikipedia
San Diego Zoo Safari Park. "The Abdim's Stork is distributed to open habitats throughout Eastern Africa, from Ethiopia south to South Africa." - Wikipedia
Aka White-bellied Stork. "Widespread and common throughout its large range, the Abdim's Stork is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is the subject of a nationally-coordinated breeding program in the United States; the Population Management Plan for this species is administered by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums." - Wikipedia
Spotted on Apr 3, 2012
Submitted on Apr 5, 2012
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