[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Balaenicipitidae | [latin] Balaeniceps rex | [authority] Gould, 1850 | [UK] Shoebill | [FR] Bec-en-sabot du Nil | [DE] Schuhschnabel | [ES] Picozapato | [NL] Schoenbekooievaar Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The Shoebill, Balaeniceps rex, also known as Whalehead, is a very large -like bird. It derives its name from its massive […]