Very hungry bird
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Very Hungry ( Mycteria ibis ) |
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The very hungry ( Mycteria ibis ) is a bird of the stork family (Ciconiidae). The hungry storks, which look like ibises, are common in sub- Saharan Africa and Madagascar .
features
The yellow beak is curved slightly downwards and stands out from the bare, red face. The plumage is white, except for the black edges of the wings. The long legs typical of storks are red-orange. The animals, which can grow up to one meter in size, look for fish in shallow and swampy waters, which they ambush with their bills lowered into the water without moving. In order to rest, the insatiable - like marabou - put themselves in a posture that appears to people as if they were kneeling with their lower legs pointing forward. In fact, according to the bird's skeleton , they are standing on their heels, supported by the folded legs. The hungry nest in colonies on trees, often located in villages or towns.
Reproduction
2–4 eggs are laid in a nest. Both parents take care of the brood care. After about 30 days of incubation, the young hatch at intervals of 1–2 days. The parents feed their young by choking up fish and throwing them on the nest floor, which are devoured by the offspring. The boys gain weight quickly in the beginning, because of their insatiability they got their German name.
literature
- W. Grummt , H. Strehlow (Ed.): Zoo animal keeping birds. Verlag Harri Deutsch, Frankfurt am Main 2009, ISBN 978-3-8171-1636-2 .
Web links
- Mycteria ibis in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 31 of 2009.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Mycteria ibis in the Internet Bird Collection
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hancock, JA, Kushlan, JA, and Kahl, MP (1992). Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World. Academic Press: London, p. 51, Google Books Preview