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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.