An African stork with grey plumage and a very large bill shaped like a clog.
鲸头鹳。亦称SHOEBILL
Balaeniceps rex, the only member of the family Balaenicipitidae
Also called shoebill
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It is the whale-headed stork which was in cactus Park of Izu.
The shoebill is also referred to as the whale-headed stork and both of these common names reflect the distinct broad bill this bird possesses.
Northern hartebeest, wild ass, mountain zebra, whale-headed stork, bald-headed ibis, white-breasted guinea fowl and all elephants with tusks no heavier than five kilograms.
The shoebill (also known as the shoe-billed stork or whale-headed stork) is native to the upper reaches of the White Nile in Uganda.
The big attraction here is the chance to see the unusual and rare shoebill (sometimes known as the whale-headed stork).
The bill of the whale-headed stork of freshwater swamps in Africa, from Sudan down through Zaire, is thick, rounded, spotted, and hooked on the end.
Perhaps the most bizarre is the whale-headed stork, with a massive hooked bill used for extracting mudfish from the swamp bed.
View crocodiles, hippos and birds such whale-headed stork and the ever-present fish eaglelazing around on the banks of the Nile.