Bookmarkable URL:http://hdl.handle.net/10217/52406
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Ciconiiformes
Family:Ciconiidae
Genus:Mycteria
Genus species:Mycteria ibis
Yellow-billed stork
Storks
Ciconiiformes
Birds
Vertebrates
Chordata
Scientific Classification
Kingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Ciconiiformes
Family:Ciconiidae
Genus:Mycteria
Genus species:Mycteria ibis
Animal Characteristics
Head-Body Length:95-105 cm
Identification:The yellow-billed stork has white and black flight feathers and a black tail. It also has a bare red face with a long yellow bill.
Habitat:Freshwater marshes, lakes, rivers, and coastal lagoons
Diet:Carnivore: fish, frogs and insects
Reproduction:The breeding season is at the end of the rainy season, usually from June to August. Both sexes incubate their 2-4 eggs for a total of 30 days.
Social Structure:In the nonbreeding season, yellow-billed storks are usually in small groups.
Status:No special status
Identification:The yellow-billed stork has white and black flight feathers and a black tail. It also has a bare red face with a long yellow bill.
Habitat:Freshwater marshes, lakes, rivers, and coastal lagoons
Diet:Carnivore: fish, frogs and insects
Reproduction:The breeding season is at the end of the rainy season, usually from June to August. Both sexes incubate their 2-4 eggs for a total of 30 days.
Social Structure:In the nonbreeding season, yellow-billed storks are usually in small groups.
Status:No special status
Other Information
Geographic:Northern Southern Africa Date:1981-08 Subjects:long-legged wading birdYellow-billed stork
Storks
Ciconiiformes
Birds
Vertebrates
Chordata