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 2 years ago 50 sec 4.6 -
Two birds feeding on fish discards Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 6 years ago 49 sec 4.6 -
Two adults, the first one in breeding plumage, with white-edged wing-coverts, the second one in non-breeding plumage Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 6 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
A group resting in grass Locality Nairobi National Park, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 7 December 2002 6 years ago 14 sec 4.5 -
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 6 years ago 35 sec 4.4 -
Several birds feeding on fish discarded by fishermen Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 December 2005 6 years ago 51 sec 4.4
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Juvenile
Locality Tendaba Airfield, Tendaba, Lower River Division , The Gambia
Paul Cools 5 February 2012 28 weeks ago 4.7 -
A bird with the throat air sac inflated, resting in the water.
Locality Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
David Valentin 24 May 2012 18 weeks ago 4.2 -
An adult bird walking
Locality Bioparco Abruzzo Zoo, Castel di Sangro, Abruzzo Region, Italy (Monotypic species)
raniero massoli-novelli 11 November 2011 11 weeks ago 4.2 -
A Marabou Stork scavenger bird in mid flight near lake Koka in Ethiopia.
Locality Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
derejeb 10 March 2013 9 weeks ago 4 -
An adult close to a Rüppell's Griffon (Gyps rueppellii).
Locality Tarangire National Park, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
HGhiold 26 October 2012 22 weeks ago 4 -
right next to a very busy road
Locality Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
François Haffner 10 September 2012 28 weeks ago 4
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