Schoenbekooievaar - Shoebill - Balaeniceps rex
The shoebill is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill. It has a somewhat stork-like overall form and has previously been classified with the storks in the order Ciconiiformes based on this morphology. However, genetic evidence places it with the Pelecaniformes. The adult is mainly grey while the juveniles are browner. It lives in tropical east Africa in large swamps from Sudan to Zambia. Fish, particularly lungfish, are the principal prey. The height is about 110 to 140 cm
Vogelpark Walsrode - Germany