Common Name: Marabou stork
Scientific name: Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Hausa Name: Babba da Jaka
Size: 5ft Male female smaller.
Weight: 4.5 – 8kg. Adult
Habitat: Savannas, shorelines and towns.
Feeding Habit: Scavengers, by feeding on dead remains of animal carcasses. This bird frequents dumps, slaughter houses, and fishing villages for discarded scraps. It also eat carrion, dominating vultures at carcasses.
Nesting: Build a stick nest in colonies of from 20 to several thousand birds including other species. Nest in trees, or cliffs sometimes in towns. Lays 2 or 3 eggs.
Lifespan: 41 years in captivity.
Conservation Status: Least concern. (LC).
Group name: Muster.
