Ugly Birds: 22 UGLIEST Birds in the World
2. Marabou Stork
The Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae
Marabou Storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer) are long-legged, long-necked, wading birds that look weird due to their bare throat sacs, featherless heads, and hooked beaks.
These weird-looking birds hang out with vultures, who usually eat carrion and human waste.
The naked head and long neck are adaptations to their livelihood because a feathered head would become rapidly clotted with blood and other substances when eating large corpses.
Feeding on lizards, locusts, and frogs, they live as long as 20 years.
They are primarily found in the grasslands, shallow waters, river banks, and savannas of Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae
Marabou Storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer) are long-legged, long-necked, wading birds that look weird due to their bare throat sacs, featherless heads, and hooked beaks.
These weird-looking birds hang out with vultures, who usually eat carrion and human waste.
The naked head and long neck are adaptations to their livelihood because a feathered head would become rapidly clotted with blood and other substances when eating large corpses.
Feeding on lizards, locusts, and frogs, they live as long as 20 years.
They are primarily found in the grasslands, shallow waters, river banks, and savannas of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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03 April 2024
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