Portrait of a Yellow billed stork Mycteria ibis Malaysia
Yellow billed stock Mycteria ibis Found in tropical East Africa Zambia Zimbabwe and Madagascar The Yellow billed Stork is a wading bird and prefers aquatic habitats including shallow lakes mud flats coastal lagoons and meadows It feeds on crustaceans small fish frogs insects and worms Adult male yellow billed storks have a smooth forehead and their face is orangey red Their bills are long and thick at the base It is also slightly curved at the tip and bright yellow hence their name Their necks are also long and slender and grayish white The rest of their body including their back belly and breast is solid white with a small hint of pink on the tips of their feathers Their tail and wing quills are black The yellow billed storks legs vary from a dark red to a light pink color and are long and skinny In the above photo one can see a tinge of pink color which it displays during the breeding season Yellow billed storks do not flock in large social groups nor do they socialize much with one another These birds move around slowly and deliberately The yellow billed storks are extremely inactive they rest and feed for most of the day
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Photo credit: © Bare Essence Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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