#shoebill — Public Fediverse posts
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Garbage Day - https://www.patreon.com/posts/155327632
celshade commission for rainbowshoebill.bsky.social lol
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Shoebill:
The human-sized African bird that eats baby crocodiles and kills its siblings
https://www.livescience.com/animals/shoebill-the-human-sized-african-bird-that-eats-baby-crocodiles-and-kills-its-siblingsShoebills formidable ambush predators,
standing still then lunging forward to swallow the prey wholeThe coolest way to say hello #shoebill
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GgI6yFx9_LM -
A collection of Detox Doodles!
I've developed the habit of daily sketching to help replace mindless scrolling!
#art #badger #chameleon #bittern #bird #dikdik #seaturtle #turtle #shoebill #sketch #DetoxDoodles #sciart #InkArt
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Valet's Revenge - https://www.patreon.com/posts/valets-revenge-147747139
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#art #artist #artists #ArtistsOnMastodon #MastoArt #DigitalArt #illustration #furry #FurryArt #patreon #kofi #mutualAid #mutualAidRequest #shoebill #gun #gta #bird #birds #avian
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Balaeniceps rex (2009)
Photo ©️ Dietmar Bachmann
🇩🇪 Schuhschnabel 🇬🇧 Shoe BeakThe shoe beak is an African bird. Named after its powerful beak, the bird is an inhabitant of swamps. Since his morphology is unique, he is assigned to his own family, the Balaenicipitidae.
#animals #birds #fauna #bnw #bnwphotography #photography #photo #Balaeniceps #shoebill #Schuhschnabel #Tiere #Vögel #Fauna #bnw #bnwfotografie #fotografie #Leica #LeicaM8 #Foto #birdphotography #Vogelfotografie
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My Article on Shoebill Bird
તમે ક્યારેય એવું પક્ષી જોયું છે કે જે મશીન ગનમાંથી જેમ ગોળીઓ છૂટે એવો અવાજ કાઢતું હોય??? એક એવું પક્ષી જે આજના સમયનો જીવતો ડાયનોસોર તરીકે ઓળખાય છે,મગરના બચ્ચાને એક ઝાટકે ગળી જાય છે. તો ચાલો જાણીએ, જીવતો ડાયનોસોર તરીકે ઓળખાતા તેમજ મશીન ગન જેવો ધડાધડ અવાજ કાઢતા પક્ષી - શુબિલ વિશે.
લેખ વાંચવા માટે અહીં ક્લિક કરો 👇
https://reflections.live/articles/788/shoebill-machine-gun-like-sound-producing-bird-by-vishakha-mothiya-27815-mjsv8e46.htmlલેખ ગમે તો, વાંચીને શેર કરજો.
#shoebill #ArticleWriter #Gujaratis #InformativeRead #knowledgesharing #mustread #africanwildlife #birds #interestingreads #justknow #knowledgelinks #writers #creativewriting #rarebird #readingnow
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A shoebill enters a ripperdoc clinic...
No really that was just the idea, I wanted to draw two characters interacting in a somewhat wholesome way LMAO#shoebill #opossum #possum #birb #avian #furry #anthro #scifi #cyberpunk #painting #illustration #art #artwork #rpg #ttrpg #prosthetics #implants #krita #gaertan
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The #Shoebill is a magnificent and gentle big bird 🕊️🦤 with an unnerving stare 👀 There are only 8000 left alive in #DRC, #Uganda #Africa. Vulnerable from #palmoil #deforestation, #hunting and more. Fight for them! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/09/10/shoebill-balaeniceps-rex/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Constable Shoebill at your service - https://www.patreon.com/posts/140623511
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#art #artist #artists #ArtistsOnMastodon #MastoArt #DigitalArt #illustration #furry #FurryArt #patreon #kofi #shoebill #avian #male #commission
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A collection of Detox Doodles!
I've developed the habit of daily sketching to help replace mindless scrolling!
#art #badger #chameleon #bittern #bird #dikdik #seaturtle #turtle #shoebill #sketch #DetoxDoodles #sciart #InkArt
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🌍 Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) #AfricanBirds | #Shoebill #WhaleHeadedStork #ShoeBilledStork #BalaenicepsRex | #Shoebills #ShoebillFamily #Pelecaniformes 📷: Photo by PetrCZ🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds
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"i am #shoebill. do not be intimidated. i am goofy friend"
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ps:
the #shoebill is indeed intimidating. they can get up to 5 feet tall (152 cm) with a wingspan of 7.5-8.5 feet (230-260 cm)
its taxonomy name is Balaeniceps rex (King Whalehead)
B rex
however they are quite friendly with us
if you mimic their characteristic headshake, even a mother shoebill will let you near her nest
apparently the shoebill accepts us as weird looking shoebills
they live in east-central #africa, and were known to ancient egypt
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"#dinosaurs are extinct"
the #shoebill:
(this is not #AI shenanigans, they really do sound like a machine gun, this is real audio)
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🌍 Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) #Africanbirds | #Shoebill #WhaleHeadedStork #ShoeBilledStork | #ShoebillFamily 📷: Photo by PetrCZ 🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
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rainbow poofbill - https://www.patreon.com/posts/103645486
#commission for one of my patreon members!
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@effinbirds make your own better and more startling patches for less money - another viable option #shoebill
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Many, many thanks to the local guides and UWA staff- all of them worked hard for us, finding us wildlife and making sure we were safe. I can only recommend you visit if you can.
#Uganda #Africa #BirdsOfMastodon #birding #birds #Semliki #LakeAlbert #Kibale #Entebbe #MakeMburo #MabambaSwamp #UWA #UgandanWildlifeAuthority #wildlife #nature #Shoebill
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More Shoebill. You can't have too many.
#Shoebill #ShoebillStork #BirdsOfMastodon #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #uganda #MabambaSwamp #Semliki
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Shoebill. What a bird. Privileged to have seen five different birds including three at once on Lake Albert. Magnificent birds.
#Shoebill #ShoebillStork #BirdsOfMastodon #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #uganda #MabambaSwamp
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Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
Vulnerable
Extant (resident)
Central African Republic; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Rwanda; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia
Known for their unnerving and intense stare and imposing, prehistoric appearance – shoebills are magnificent birds. There are less than 8000 individual birds left alive. They are vulnerable from #palmoil, #cocoa and #meat #deforestation, agricultural run-off, #pollution, #mining, #hunting and human persecution. Help them every time you shop and be #vegan, #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
The #Shoebill is a magnificent and gentle big bird 🕊️🦤 with an unnerving stare 👀 There are only 8000 left alive in #DRC, #Uganda #Africa. Vulnerable from #palmoil #deforestation, #hunting and more. Fight for them! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/09/10/shoebill-balaeniceps-rex/
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterKnown for their menacing stare 👀😸 gentle #shoebills are iconic in #Uganda 🇺🇬 #Congo 🇨🇩 #Tanzania 🇹🇿 They are vulnerable from #hunting, #palmoil #deforestation. Help them and be #vegan 🥕🍆 and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔☠️🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/09/10/shoebill-balaeniceps-rex/
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterThere are less than 8,000 birds left alive and they are increasingly threatened by agricultural run-off from palm oil and cocoa deforestation across their range.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V7t28Fim34
The shoebill Balaeniceps rex is also known by the common names: the whale-headed stork, shoebill stork and whalehead. Their eponymous feature is their enormous bill They have the third largest bills after pelicans and large storks.
Fast Facts
- When shoebills soar they make around 150 flaps per minute which makes them one of the slowest of any bird, with the exception of the larger stork species.
- They stand stock-still and waiting, all alone giving them an eerie and unnerving appearance. Once they notice fish appearing on the surface of swamps they quickly snap them up into their large bills.
- The shoebill’s chattering large bill makes a sound akin to machine gun fire. This combined with their silent creeping gait can make them seem rather menacing!
- Shoebills are attracted to poorly oxygenated waters, as this means fish must come to the surface to breathe – where they are efficiently captured.
- They are mostly silent except for elaborate bill-clattering communication that happens during their breeding. Chicks make a human-like hiccup sound when signalling hunger.
- Although they have a similar appearance to storks, shoebills are more closely related to pelicans and herons in the order Pelecaniformes.
Appearance & Behaviour
They possess extraordinarily large feet with their middle toe extending up to 18.5 cm in length. This helps them with balance while standing on uneven swamps and on aquatic vegetation while they hunt.
Adults have feathers that range from blue-grey to slate-grey. Juveniles possess similar plumage but in a tawny blue-brown hue.
Shoebills have a modestly sized bill at birth, which grows much larger once chicks reach between 23-43 days old.
Their unusual beauty makes them a must-see for birdwatchers in Africa. Despite their slightly unnerving appearance, these birds are placid and will allow birdwatchers to snap their photo at a range of two metres.
Shoebills are known for staying statue-still and silent in the muddy waters while hunting. These birds stalk their prey in a solitary way, patiently lurking and hunting entirely with their vision. Once prey is spotted they launch a rapid strike. They will sometimes use their big beaks to pry deep into the pond mud and extirpate lung fish with a violent strike.
They are normally silent but will get noisy during nesting season with elaborate bill clattering displays. Adults birds will make a ‘moo’ sound and high pitched whine while clattering their bills in order to communicate with each other. Chicks call out to their mothers with a ‘hiccup’ sound.
Shoebills typically hunt for lungfish and other fish in poorly oxygenated marshlands, bogs, peatland and swamps. Fish frequently break to the surface to breathe – it is then that shoebills rapidly strike. Their large feet enable them to balance on floating vegetation. The movement of hippos can aid the hunting of shoebills, as they rustle up fish from bottom of swamps, pushing them to surface for the shoebills’ easy capture.
Threats
There is estimated to be below 8,000 individual shoebills left and they are classified as vulnerable. Shoebills face a range of anthropogenic threats:
- Palm oil and cocoa deforestation: The mass removal of virgin rainforest for palm oil and cocoa results in mass deaths of shoebills.
- Infrastructure building: roads, dams and powerlines pose a risk to shoebills.
- Meat deforestation: cattle and other animals are known to trample shoebill nests.
- Pollution run-off: from palm oil agrochemicals and mining effluent.
- Hunting: In some cultures shoebills are thought of as a bad omen, in others they are hunted for food.
- Capture for the pet trade: Shoebill eggs and chicks are captured for consumption or sold to zoos.
- Armed human conflict: Armed groups moving through the rainforest has facilitated hunting of shoebills.
- Climate change: Increased extreme weather events like fires and droughts brought on by climate change lowers their numbers.
Habitat
Shoebills are found in central tropical Africa. Including South Sudan, eastern Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, western Tanzania, and northern Zambia. They are non-migratory birds who make limited seasonal movements.
They live in dense freshwater swamps and marshes including undisturbed papyrus and reed beds. They are attracted to areas of mixed vegetation and have been seen on occasion in rice fields and flooded plantations.
Diet
Shoebills mainly consume fish but will also eat a range of wetland vertebrates. Their preferred food is marbled lungfish, tilapia and catfish. When this is not available they are known to consume frogs, nile monitors, baby crocodiles, water snakes, turtles, snails, rodents and other small waterfowl.
Mating and breeding
Shoebills form monogamous pair bonds for the breeding season. They fiercely defend their nests from other birds during their nesting period, which begins either during the monsoon season or after this ends.
Both parents build the nest on a floating and flat platform made up of swamp vegetation and around three metres wide and three metres deep.
Typically the female will lay between one to three eggs, with only one being reared and cared for until maturity. The other eggs are back-ups in case the eldest chick is weak or dies.
In the hot weather, shoebill parents will fill their bills with water to shower their nests to cool their eggs.
Chicks take about 105 days to fledge and juveniles typically fly well by 112 days. Juvenile birds will continue to feed with their mother for another month after this and reach sexual maturity at about three years old.
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Further Information
BirdLife International. 2018. Balaeniceps rex. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22697583A133840708. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22697583A133840708.en. Accessed on 16 February 2023.
Shoebill on Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoebill
Shoebill on Animalia.bio – https://animalia.bio/shoebill
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