Pelecaniformes / Balaenicipitidae / Balaeniceps
Shoebill
Balaeniceps rex
IUCN: Vulnerable
Taxonomy
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Balaenicipitidae
- Genus
- Balaeniceps
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.
