Both male and female shoebills carefully defend their nestlings, albeit the female is more protective, and they feed their young ones by bringing back their swallowed food directly from the gullet and placing it in the bills of their young ones. The shoebill stork bird lays one to three eggs weighing around 164 g and incubates them for nearly 30 days, although they seldom raise more than one young.

The nests are always roughly 1 to 1.7 meters broad and made of aquatic vegetation. These birds make their nests on floating platforms composed of aquatic plants, and both male and female shoebills participate in this activity.

Nesting begins shortly after the conclusion of the rainy season in the northern and southern regions, but in most central locations, the shoebill stork birds begin nesting, the period at the end of a wet season so that they can hatch at the beginning of the following wet season. A pair of shoebill birds breeds in an area of roughly 2-4 square kilometers distant from other shoebills unlike pelicans, storks, herons, and other birds, they do not nest in colonies. Their breeding the shoebill stork birds’ lonely lifestyle also refers to their breeding. Despite their size, they frequently stand and rest on floating foliage, where they always appear to be a Giant Jacana. These birds are always drawn to fresh marsh waters that are depleted of oxygen and where fish frequently surface to breathe. However, while they are looking for food in a tallgrass region, they appear to be less afraid of people in case they come along. They typically do not enjoy human disturbances, therefore if they are disturbed, they may leave their nests and seek habitation elsewhere. This bird can be distinguished from other birds by its distinctive features, such as its feathers being medium blue-grey and its tail being the same color as its wings when it flies, its legs extend straight back far past its tail and when viewed from a distance, especially while in its habitat, its size and wingspan distinguish it from other birds.īecause they tend to stand and stay still for lengthy periods of time, shoebill stork birds are referred to as statue-like bird species. As it flies, its neck retracts in other words, it is retracted. Their flying distance fluctuates between 100m-500m due to their huge size, and their flapping rate is roughly 150 flaps per minute. The shoebill is a sluggish bird that does not fly more than 500 meters depending on the individual.

Shoebill stork noises