Marabou stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer
Korongo mfuko shingo (Swahili)

Habitat
Savannahs, grasslands, wetlands, landfill sites, often near urban areas

Conservation status
Least concern

Biology
These birds are omnivorous, devouring for example large quantities of carrion, refuse, mice or insects, and thus play an important role in the protection of human health.

Diorama

Probably 1954–56

Provenance

1964, Bern Zoological Gardens

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