Yellow-billed Stork
The Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) is a big wading bird, prevalent in East Africa as well as Madagascar. The species chooses marine environments such as; tidal flat, seaside shallows, shallow lakes, big marshes, swamped meadows, meadows and also rice paddies.
It feeds primarily on shellfishes, frogs, bugs, tiny fish, and worms. Adult male steps to regarding 90– 105 cm high as well as weighs approximately 2.3 kg. The yellow-billed stork is noted as Least Problem (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
This species has a characteristic yellow expense, nearly white quill, besides the flight feathers and also tail which are black. the with red skin at its base that prolongs into its face.
The lengthy, somewhat downward-curved costs is custom-made for catching its target. Furthermore, its long dark-red legs serve as a body-stabilizer while browsing in water for victim.
Yellow-billed storks have an innovative method to catch target– making use of one foot to stir up the water which disturbs and also eliminates possible victim.