shoebill
African stork relative
A shoebill is a large African wading bird with a massive shoe-shaped bill, standing up to five feet tall with a seven-foot wingspan.
Found in swamps of central Africa, it's known for its prehistoric appearance and statue-like stillness when hunting.
Also called shoebill stork, though it's more closely related to pelicans.
Water-saturated terrain
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
- sedgeGrasslike wetland plant
reedbed · floodplain · Uganda · Zambia · freshwater · aquatic · tropical
Of or concerning birds
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
ornithology · fledgling · nesting · flight · egg-laying · birder · birdwatching · ornithologist
Existing alone, apart
- patientAble to wait calmly
- fish-eaterOne consuming aquatic vertebrates
- lungfishFish that breathes air
- territorialDefensive about owned space
monogamous · nest-building · slow-moving · statuesque · motionless · wading · strike
With extended lower limbs
- statuesqueTall, graceful, dignified
- toweringOf imposing height
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
At risk of extinction
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- rareSeldom found or seen
- protectedKept from harm
wetlands
Water-saturated terrain
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
sedge · reedbed · floodplain · Uganda · Zambia · freshwater · aquatic · tropical
avian
Of or concerning birds
plumage · ornithology · fledgling · nesting · flight · egg-laying · birder · birdwatching · ornithologist · species
solitary
Existing alone, apart
- patientAble to wait calmly
- fish-eaterOne consuming aquatic vertebrates
- lungfishFish that breathes air
territorial · monogamous · nest-building · slow-moving · statuesque · motionless · wading · strike
long-legged
With extended lower limbs
- statuesqueTall, graceful, dignified
- toweringOf imposing height
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
endangered
At risk of extinction
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- rareSeldom found or seen
protected · ecotourism · CITES
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- African wildlifeelephant, African elephant, lion, hippo, elephants
- bizarre creaturesaxolotl, aye-aye, blobfish, naked mole rat, platypus
- large birdsostrich, emu, cassowary, condor, albatross
- long-billed birdspelican, brown pelican, white pelican, ibis, spoonbill
- African Birdsostrich, secretary bird, African grey parrot, oxpecker, turaco