Marabou stork

Marabou stork
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	Marabou stork in the Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
Conservation status
	File:Status iucn3.1 LC.svg; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Ciconiiformes
Family:	Ciconiidae
Genus:	Leptoptilos
Species:	L. crumeniferus
Binomial name
	Leptoptilos crumeniferus; Lesson, 1831
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The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in Africa, south of the Sahara, in wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially waste tips.

It is sometimes called the "Undertaker Bird" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair".

Marabou flying, Ethiopia

Marabou flying, Ethiopia
Head detail at Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

Head detail at Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda