Yellow-billed Stork: Mycteria ibis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Birds
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Mycteria
Species: ibis

The Yellow-billed Stork, Mycteria ibis, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It occurs Africa South of Sahara and in Madagascar. Its a medium-sized stork. Length: 97 cm; average body weight for males: 2.3 kg; for females: 1.9 kg. Plumage mainly pinkish-white with black wings and tail; bill yellow, blunt, and decurved at tip. Immature birds are greyish brown with dull greyish brown bill, dull orange face and brownish legs.

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Cite this Page: Nelson, R. 2008. "Yellow-billed Stork" (OnLine) UntamedScience. Accessed Feb 07, 2012 at http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/animals/chordates/birds/storks-herons-ibises-etc/storks/mycteria/yellow-billed-stork
Nelson, R.
Rob Nelson (author)
University of Hawaii
Created on: Oct 24th, 2008
Last updated: Apr 9th, 2011

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