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. |
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) |