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Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

The Yellow-billed Stork is a beautiful bird with a long yellow bill and white feathers. They love to wade in shallow waters, looking for fish and frogs to eat. Watching them is like seeing a graceful dancer in nature!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Yellow-billed Stork is a large wading bird with striking white plumage and a bare, bright yellow face and bill. Its long, red-orange legs stand out against the white body, which also features black primary and secondary flight feathers visible in flight.

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Yellow-billed Stork
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Yellow-billed Stork

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby storks are born with soft white down and a short, dull-colored bill!

Their bright yellow bill and face become even more vibrant during breeding season!

They often stand still in water, shuffling their feet to stir up hidden prey!

Yellow-billed Storks nest in colonies, sometimes with hundreds of other pairs!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Snap Strike

Yellow-billed Stork can rapidly snap its bill shut underwater to catch fish because of sensitive touch receptors in its bill.

Fähigkeit

Thermo-Glide

Yellow-billed Stork can soar effortlessly on rising warm air currents (thermals) because of its broad wings, saving energy during travel.

Fähigkeit

Wading Sensor

Yellow-billed Stork has a specialized bill that can detect prey by touch in murky water, helping them hunt.

Maße und Details

Länge
90-105 cm
Flügelspannweite
150-165 cm
Gewicht
1.9-2.3 kg
Lebenserwartung
15-20 Jahre
Top Speed
50 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-4
Brutzeit
28-31 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly eat fish and aquatic creatures, hunting by touch in shallow water.

Altersunterschiede: Young storks are fed regurgitated food by parents; they learn to forage as they grow.

Hauptnahrung

  • Fish
  • Frogs
  • Crabs
  • Insects
  • Worms

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Nile Tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

Actively hunts and consumes this common freshwater fish.

eaten by

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Vulnerable to predation by large crocodiles, especially at water's edge.

shelters

Gum Arabic Tree

Acacia nilotica

Often builds nests in the branches of large trees in colonies.

depends on

Common Cattail

Typha latifolia

Relies on healthy wetland vegetation for foraging habitat.

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance so they feel safe and happy.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Yellow-billed Stork?

90-105 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Yellow-billed Stork?

150-165 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Yellow-billed Stork?

1.9-2.3 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Yellow-billed Stork?

15-20 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Yellow-billed Stork?

50 km/h

Was frisst Yellow-billed Stork?

They mostly eat fish and aquatic creatures, hunting by touch in shallow water.

Wo findet man Yellow-billed Stork normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Yellow-billed Stork?

Foraging

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