Shoebill Stork
(Balaeniceps rex)

Found in the tropical swamps of East Africa, the Shoebill Stork is one of the most prehistoric-looking birds alive today. Its enormous shoe-shaped bill and sharp vision are perfectly designed for snatching large prey straight out of murky water!

It is also one of the few birds to communicate not through calls but through loud bill-clattering, which you can hear below!​