weird bird -- Marabou Stork

Query: Leptoptilos crumenifer

Result: 13^th of 57

Subject:	weird bird -- Marabou Stork
Poster:	irene (irenesoteriou@hotmail.com)

Resolution: 1536x2304 File Size: 776660 Bytes Date: 2007:08:14 18:14:37 Camera: KODAK LS743 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA (EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY) F number: f/3.4 Exposure: 1/60 sec Focal Length: 73/10 Upload Date: 2007:09:04 21:10:32

weird bird -- Marabou Stork

weird bird

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Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus These birds have no voice box and are therefore mute. They communicate by clattering their bills loudly. They are the largest of all storks, weighing 11 pounds with a wingspan of 8.5 feet. Because their "military" gait and "pompous" bearing reminded British Colonial troops of their adjutants, marabou storks are also known as "Adjutant Storks." They can live up to 40 years in captivity.

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Scientific Name: Leptoptilos crumenifer (Lesson, 1831) Synonyms: Leptoptilos crumeniferus Common Names: Marabou, Marabou Stork French: Marabout d’Afrique German: Marabu Spanish: Marabú africano Taxonomy: Ciconia crumenifera Lesson, 1831, Senegal.

Leptoptilos crumenifer
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