Back Maraboe Afrikaans Leptoptilos crumenifer AN أبو سعن الإفريقي Arabic ابو سعن الافريقى ARZ Leptoptilos crumeniferus AST Марабу Bulgarian Jumɛ BM ম্যারাবু মদনটাক Bengali/Bangla Marabou Afrika Breton Marabú africà Catalan
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| Uganda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Leptoptilos |
| Species: | L. crumenifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptoptilos crumenifer (Lesson, RP, 1831)
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The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It is sometimes called the "undertaker bird" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair".[2][better source needed] It has the largest wingspan of any land bird, with an average of 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) and some recorded examples of up to 3.2 metres (10 ft).[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Leptoptilos crumenifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697716A93633034. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697716A93633034.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Bancroft, Thomas (20 March 2020). "The Undertaker Bird – Enchanted by the Wild".
- ^ Mark Carwardine (2008). Animal Records. London: Sterling Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-4027-5623-8.