Balaenicipitidae

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Balaenicipitidae is a small bird family best known for the large, prehistoric-looking shoebill found in East African wetlands.

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Label Occurrences
Balaenicipitidae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
billShape massive shoe-shaped bill ⓘ
breedingRangeRegion Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Rwanda ⓘ
South Sudan ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSizeRange 1–3 eggs ⓘ
commonName shoebill family ⓘ
conservationConcern disturbance in wetlands ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
containsTaxon Balaeniceps rex ⓘ
dietIncludes fish ⓘ
frogs ⓘ
lungfish ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ
distributionRegion East Africa ⓘ
feedingBehavior ambush predator ⓘ
hasCharacteristic large body size for a wading bird ⓘ
slow, deliberate movements ⓘ
solitary behavior ⓘ
hasOnlyGenus Balaeniceps ⓘ
isMonotypic true ⓘ
IUCNStatusOfRepresentativeSpecies Vulnerable ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
namedAfter Balaeniceps rex ⓘ
notableFor large bill resembling a shoe ⓘ
prehistoric-looking appearance ⓘ
order Pelecaniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
primaryActivityPeriod diurnal ⓘ
relatedTo Ardeidae ⓘ
Pelecanidae ⓘ
representativeSpecies shoebill ⓘ
reproductiveBehavior ground nester ⓘ
scientificNameOfRepresentativeSpecies Balaeniceps rex ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typicalHabitat freshwater wetlands ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
swamps ⓘ

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Pelecaniformes → includesFamily → Balaenicipitidae ⓘ