ShoebillDutch: Schoenbekooievaar |
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| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Balaenicipitidae |
| Genus: | Balaeniceps |
| Species: | Balaeniceps rex |
   
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| Many thanks to the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, for allowing us to photograph this specimen. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 250 mm |
| Length cranium: | 70 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 80 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 46 mm |
| Alternative names: Schuhschnabel (German), Bec-en-sabot du Nil (French), Picozapato (Spanish) | |