The shoebill is a large species of bird that has a distinctive bill shape unlike any other. This type of bird can be found in Africa and mainly lives in swamps. Although the shoebill bird looks like a stork, it’s not exactly the same thing as a stork, and scientists have been a little confused about how to classify it for some time. These days, it is listed as part of the Pelicaniformes order, but it hasn’t always been. The shoebill is also sometimes called “whalehead,” although this is much less common a term than the more widely-used shoebill.-- Shoebill.org...
• Shoebill’s average size is 40-50 inches.
• Shoebill’s average weight is 12 lbs (male shoebills weigh more than female shoebills).
• Shoebills have massive, powerful spoon-like bills .
• Shoebills have gray plumage (it starts out brown then turns gray as shoebills age).
• Shoebills have a large wingspan.
• Shoebills have a short neck (unlike their pelican relatives).
