Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer (Lesson, RP, 1831)

Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumenifer, breeds widely across Africa south of the Sahara. It is a stork in the family Ciconiidae and is found in both wet and dry places, often close to people, including around rubbish tips. It is a colonial breeder and usually nests in trees during the dry season. The bird is notable for its bare head and neck, black back, white underparts, white legs, black wings, and large bill. It also has a pink throat sac and a neck ruff.

Order

Ciconiiformes

Family

Ciconiidae — Storks

Breeding range

Africa: widespread s of the Sahara