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Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumeniferus

Description:

A native of Africa, the throat sac (a pink gular sac) is a distinguishing feature in them. It is often credited with the largest spread of any landbird alongside the Andean Condor.

Habitat:

Jurong Bird Park, 2 Jurong Hill, Singapore.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Marabou Stork
Leptoptilos crumeniferus Marabou Stork


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4 Comments

Aarthi Sundar Rajan
Aarthi Sundar Rajan 11 years ago

Thanks for your pointers!

Aarthi Sundar Rajan
Aarthi Sundar Rajan 11 years ago

Oh yes they are indeed Marabou Storks, just now did some findings.

BrandonBlount
BrandonBlount 11 years ago

I believe Nuwan is right that this is a species of stork.

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

not pelicans type of a stork i think!

Singapore, Singapore

Spotted on Apr 27, 2012
Submitted on May 20, 2012

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