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Contributor
Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Kruger NP--central section (please be more specific)
Limpopo, South Africa
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Foraging or eating
Media notes
An African Openbill catching and eating water snails. The strange stork called the African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a specialist mollusc feeder, with its straight upper mandible used for holding the prey while the sharp lower mandible expertly extracts the flesh. This Openbill was hunting in the shallows of the water impounded behind the causeway on the Sabie River in Kruger National Park. Elevation: 287 m. Date added to IBC: June 3, 2018.
Observation details
IBC scientific name: Anastomus lamelligerus lamelligerus.
Collection
Internet Bird Collection (IBC)
Technical information
- Camera
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 26.55 MB