The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer), large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae , called "undertaker bird" due to its shape from behind:

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The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer), large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae , called "undertaker bird" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair"

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