Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) nest & egg with Cat Fish (Clarias) regurgitated – Northern Province Zambia

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Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) nest & egg with Cat Fish (Clarias) regurgitated – Northern Province Zambia

Two eggs are usually laid but when hatched the smaller of the pulli is dumped from the nest as Shoebills only rear one bird at a time.

A very rare photo recorded by my dear friend Dr. Ian P. A. Manning while researching the Sitatunga and Black Lechwe in the Bangweulu Wetlands or swamps in 1974 who has handed me the rights to publish his rare slide photos.

  • Species:Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
  • Bird Type:Nest & egg with Cat Fish (Clarias) regurgitated
  • FamilyShoebill (Balaenicipitidae)
  • Date Taken19740605
  • Location:South East Bangweulu Wetlands
  • Area:Central Province
  • Country:Zambia
  • Region:All Africa South of Sahara
Photo File Ref: BOA05803f Shoebill (nest & egg with Cat Fish (Clarias) regurgitated) 3 S. E. Bangweulu Wetlands Zambia Jun74 IPAM0009c
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