A bird of the family Shoebillidae in the order Ciconiiformes. This family consists of only one species, the shoebill. It is about 1.2m long. It is similar in shape and size to storks, but has a large head and an unusually thick beak shaped like a wooden shoe. Its English name is derived from the strange beak and head. Its plumage is slate gray all over its body, with a glossy green tinge on its back. The sexes are the same color, but young birds are mostly brown. It is found in the interior of central Africa, mainly in the upper reaches of the White Nile and in the rarely visited swamps of tropical East Africa. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
コウノトリ目ハシビロコウ科の鳥(イラスト)。この科はハシビロコウ1種だけからなる。全長約1.2m。形態,大きさともコウノトリ類に似ているが,大きな頭と木靴のような形の異常にぶ厚いくちばしが特徴。英名は,いずれもこの奇妙なくちばしと頭に由来する。羽色は全身スレート灰色で,背は光沢のある緑色を帯びている。雌雄は同色,幼鳥は褐色に富む。アフリカ中央部の奥地に分布し,主として白ナイルの上流や熱帯東アフリカの人跡まれな沼沢に生息している。
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