Shoebill
Balaenicipitidae
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Several genera of extinct birds are thought to have belonged to the Balaenicipitidae, but the only extant species is the Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) of tropical east Africa. It is a tall, stork-like bird with a large, bulbous bill that gives the species its name. It feeds mostly on fish but will also take frogs, snakes and other small vertebrates.
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