Northern bald ibis
Geronticus eremita
Yellow-bird stork
Mycteria ibis
The Yellow-bird Stork uses a very particular fishing technique. Motionless, with its feet in the water, its beak submerged and half-open, it agitates the mud gently with one paw. As soon as a frightened prey passes between its mandibles, it closes them in a fraction of a second.
Habitat
Mudflats, marshes, slow-flowing streams, lagoons
Feed
Fish and aquatic insects
Classification
Class
Birds
Family
Ciconiidés
Scientific Name
Mycteria ibis
Conservation status
IUCN: LC - Least Concern (2016)
EAZA: ESB
Some Figures
Weight
2,2 kg
Life Expectancy
19 years old
Incubation
30 days
Head Height
105 cm
Discover Also
Yellow-necked spurfowl
Pternistis leucoscepus
Blue-billed teal
Spatula hottentota
African sacred ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Greater rhea
Rhea americana
African spoonbill
Platalea alba