Yellow-billed Stork

Yellow-billed Stork ( Mycteria ibis )

The Yellow-billed Stork ( Mycteria ibis ) is a bird of the stork family ( ciconiidae ).

The ibises the lookalike glutton storks are common in sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.

The yellow beak is slightly curved downward and stands very clear from the bare red face. The plumage is completely white except for the black edges of the wings. The long, typical storks legs are orange. The most up to one meter tall expectant animals in shallow and swampy waters for fish, where they lie in wait motionless lowered his beak into the water. When they rest, they are after Marabuart established, without bending the knees to the legs. The Yellow-billed Stork Storks nest in colonies on trees, which are often located in villages or towns.