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.