Abstract:The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a common to abundant African scavenging bird, widely distributed from Senegal to Somalia at the northern extremity, to as far south as eastern South Africa (Anderson, 2005;Brown et al., 1982). In southern Africa, the species is considered near-threatened because of the peripheral small breeding population (Monadjem, 2005). The breeding biology of marabou storks has been well-studied in East Africa (e.g. Kahl, 1966;Korssi & Alam, 2013;Pomeroy, 1977;Pomeroy & Kibuule… Show more
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