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Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Description:

Yellow-billed Stork

Habitat:

The Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It occurs in Africa south of the Sahara and in Madagascar. Its a medium-sized stork. Length: 97 cm; average body weight for males: 2.3 kg; for females: 1.9 kg. Plumage mainly pinkish-white with black wings and tail; bill yellow, blunt, and decurved at tip. Immature birds are greyish brown with dull greyish brown bill, dull orange face and brownish legs. The similar Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is an Asian bird(Wikipedia)

Notes:

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john.fermanis.sr
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john.fermanis.sr

Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania

Spotted on Jan 22, 2010
Submitted on Feb 22, 2014

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