Blue Shoebill

From Devonshire

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No other bird is like it. The [[Shoebill]] is a vagrant to Devonshire.
==Conservation Status==
==Conservation Status==

Revision as of 22:00, 11 December 2007

The Blue Shoebill (Balaeniceps nitidus) is one of the tallest birds in Devonshire.

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Size

50" tall.

Description

A large, bluish stork-like bird with a huge pick bill. Black wings. Sexes are similar but females maybe smaller. Juveniles are duller.

Diet

Probably small fish, mammals and birds

Similar Species

No other bird is like it. The Shoebill is a vagrant to Devonshire.

Conservation Status

Endangered.

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