/r/ShoebillStorks
The unmistakable, prehistoric-looking Shoebill Stork - Balaeniceps rex; is one of the most impressive birds to be found in Africa. A mysterious inhabitant of impenetrable marshes, indeed the shoebill’s defiantly unusual appearance this bird has baffled taxonomists. The shoebills range is a broken distribution in tropical east Africa from Sudan and western Ethiopia to Zambia.
Reddit's home for Shoebill pics, gifs, videos and more.
The Shoebill Stork is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. There are an estimated 5,000-8,000 individuals left in the wild.
More information on the status of the Shoebill Stork can be found in the 2013 International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Shoebill (PDF)
Never Forget: Three different Shoebill gifs in the top 30 of /r/all at the same time: https://i.imgur.com/CJ4RSDI.png
A day that will live in infamy.
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/r/ShoebillStorks
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Zero
Still going through my pictures from our visit to Zoo Tampa. Play this all the way to the end and turn up the volume!!
19:44 UTC
Shoebill wings
Here's a film clip of Zero showing off his wings.
20:36 UTC
Shoebill Bird Fires Gun Shots!
10:07 UTC
Shoebill Bird in Mabamba Swamp in Uganda
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05:02 UTC
Tampa Zoo
Heading to Florida end of this month and going to see this guy at Tampa Zoo. So excited!
20:50 UTC
love these dudes!!
Their little head feathers remind me of onions!! They're little onion heads :3
04:30 UTC
I got to pet a shoebill in Uganda 10/10 petting experience (be jealous)
16:43 UTC
I love the shoebill stork
18:19 UTC
Art therapy day. Quirky birds was the prompt.
His name is Henry . I hope you enjoy.
13:40 UTC
Shoebill head tilt
13:39 UTC
Finally got to see a shoebill stork today, the only one in the UK at Exmoor Zoo
Absolutely incredible to see her, such a beautiful and majestic bird
18:15 UTC
A collectibles event at a Dutch grocery store has a shoebill card!
“Shoebills are patient fishers. Like herons, they sometimes wait for hours at the waterside until a fish swims by. Those get skewered with the point on their bill
19:42 UTC
Shoebill and Water
13:38 UTC
Visiting Locations
hey y’all! I’m so sorry if this has been posted about already, finding out where to visit shoebills in America has been a struggle. It seems impossible to find recently updated & trustworthy information on the few we have. :(
I was only able to figure out the fate of the San Diego shoebills through a comment on this subreddit before I went to visit the zoo.
I’d love to know if anybody had an updated list on American zoos that still house shoebills for public view!
I know about Zero in Lowry Park (pictured) but I’d love to know if Tampa is our only option at this point.
picture of Zero is from: https://www.facebook.com/share/VE3hzyiVsTJ4R3Nj/?mibextid=WC7FNe
15:11 UTC
Gular Fluttering
Shoebill’s use Gular fluttering to stay cool/regulate their temperature, they normally open their beak and they vibrate their throat muscles to dissipate heat.
10:34 UTC
shoebill love
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Shoebill bowing
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Shoebill shakes
09:15 UTC
Found on FB thought you guys would enjoy
09:45 UTC
Shoebill death stare
13:19 UTC
I took my Shoebill to see a shoebill!
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