Shoebill
Balaeniceps rex
IUCN: Vulnerable
Taxonomy
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Balaenicipitidae
- Genus
- Balaeniceps
- eBird Code
- shoebi1
Distribution
swamps of South Sudan and southwestern Ethiopia to southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Zambia; irregular non-breeding visitor in Central African Republic
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.