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Mycteria ibis

[edit] Identification

97cm. Orangey-red face, long and thick, slightly curved and bright yellow bill, long, slender and grey white neck, white back, belly and breast with a small hint of pink on the tips of feathers, black tail and wing quills, long, skinny dark red to a light pink legs.

[edit] Distribution

Found in Africa (south of the Sahara) including Madagascar.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Shallow lakes, mud flats, coastal lagoons and meadows.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes crustaceans, small fish, frogs, insects and worms.

Both sexes build the bulky stick nest; 2-3 eggs are laid on alternate days and are incubated for 30 days.

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