Jenjang dan burung perancah (Cranes & Waders)
Marabou Stork
Leptoptilos crumenifer
- tidak umum
- 32 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Not pretty, but effective. The undertaker bird gets the job done without complaint.
- Populasi
- Roughly 200,000-500,000 individuals globally, uncertain; overall population trend is decreasing (driven by rapid declines in West Africa), even though East & southern African populations, especially urban ones, are stable or increasing
- Habitat
- Wetlands, savanna, grasslands, and both wet and arid open country; frequently found near human settlements, rubbish dumps, and abattoirs in towns and cities
- Fakta menarik
- The Marabou Stork is nicknamed the "undertaker bird" for its hunched posture and dark cloak-like wings, and it has one of the largest wingspans of any living bird, with well-documented individuals exceeding 3 meters (max recorded ~3.2 m).
- Sebaran
- Sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal and Guinea-Bissau east through the Sahel to Sudan and Eritrea, and south through East Africa into southern Africa; most abundant and common-to-abundant in East Africa (e.g. >1,200 breeding pairs supported by waste sites around Kampala, Uganda); range has contracted in West Africa (no longer breeds in Mali or Nigeria)
- Makanan
- Opportunistic scavenger — mainly carrion, offal, and refuse (including landfill waste); also takes small live prey such as fish, frogs, insects, small mammals, reptiles, and occasionally bird chicks or eggs
- Ukuran
- 1,5 m
- Bentang sayap
- 2,6 m
- Masa hidup
- 13 tahun
