Storks (Ciconiidae)
Marabou (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) - HBW 1, p. 464
French: Marabout d'Afrique
German: Marabu
Spanish: Marabú Africano
Other common names: Marabou Stork
Taxonomy: Ciconia crumenifera Lesson, 1831, Senegal.
Formerly included in L. dubius, with which forms superspecies. Monotypic.
Distribution: Tropical Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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the heads of several Marabou Locality Hawassa Fish Market, Hawassa, Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 3 November 2010 1 year ago 50 sec 4.5 -
Two birds feeding on fish discards Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 5 years ago 49 sec 4.4 -
A bird with the throat air sac inflated Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 5 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
A bird on top of a tree, above a fish market Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 December 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 4.3 -
Several birds feeding on fish discarded by fishermen Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 December 2005 5 years ago 51 sec 4.3 -
A bird waiting close to a road where a Spotted Hyena has been killed. Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 November 2005 5 years ago 27 sec 4.3
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A bird standing.
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
John A Thompson 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
A bird in flight (a view from below)
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Ghislain Gosse 9 August 2011 15 weeks ago 4 -
Among tall grass
Locality South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Marco Valentini 29 August 2011 18 weeks ago 4 -
An adult ready to fly
Locality Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
raniero massoli-novelli 1 September 1999 1 year ago 4 -
a close up of a bird's head
Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Stefan Helming 1 November 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Several Marabou stork scavenge for dead snakes after a veld fire has burnt the grass
Locality Bentiu, Rubkona County, Unity State, South Sudan
Francois Jarvel 16 December 2011 6 weeks ago 3.9
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