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herpsandbirds · 2 days

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Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Jurong Lake Gardens, Singapore

photograph by Siew Mun

#bittern #wading bird #ixobrychus #heron #ardeidae #pelicaniformes #bird #ornithology #animals #nature #asia

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proton-wobbler · 1 year

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Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)

"Its creepy! And really neat. They make such unsettling sounds and remind me of a dinosaur" "The only reason I know they exist is because an old man in a RV park told me. Also they look bonkers."

Also known as: shoe-billed stork, whalebill, whale-headed stork.

These large wading birds are incredibly solitary, including during their breeding season. While most other herons and waders prefer to form rookeries, shoebill will pair off and continue to raise their chick in isolation from other birds. They can be quite shy and are sensitive to human disturbance while breeding, though once the season has ended these birds are more tolerant of human presence.

They fish in freshwater swamps of central Africa, with their distribution largely dependent on lungfish populations, as those are a preferred prey for the shoebill. Papyrus levels also seem to play a role in their distribution, though they seem to avoid areas where that is the only reed dominating the swamp.

Last fun fact: shoebill will collect water to help cool their eggs down during incubation! They often will fill their bill twice, swallowing the first mouthful, and then will fly back to their nest to pour the water onto their eggs. What an ingenious idea for keeping the kids cool!

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Image Source: eBird (Jean-Louis Carlo)

#Balaeniceps rex #shoebill #shoebill stork #Balaenicipitidae #pelicaniformes #in memoriam (joke)#african birds

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dwmmphotography · 10 months

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Brown Pelican

American White Pelican

American White Pelican (horny season)

Dalmatian Pelican

American White Pelican and Dalmatian Pelican

Dalmatian Pelicurse

Tree Pelican (Hamerkop)

Tall Pelican (Shoebill)

#bird photography #my photos #zoo photography #not zoo photography #hamerkop #shoebill #pelican #Pelicaniformes #they're all pelicaniformes #pelicurse

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itsallwearecalledtodo · 2 years

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bad pic bc i was rushing to class but look <3 a classmate

!!!!!!!!!!!!! A white ibis!!!!! so cool :D

#interesting to see just chillin on the grass #they're wading birds #white ibis #pelicaniformes #birds #asks

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vickysaurus · 11 months

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Shoebill.

#shoebill #pelicaniform #bird #cw: taxidermy #senckenberg museum

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todaysbird · 8 months

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hey! what's something cool you learned recently?

That herons are a part of Pelicaniformes, the same order as pelicans!

#asks

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thescrolls-haveforetold · 8 months

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BIRD TIME

this is a Hamerkop! It has no living relatives in its family (scopidae). It's also a pelicaniforme! That's the other that includes pelicans and shoebills and cormorants and whatnot.

thank you sO much i needed bird fact

#NOT elder scrolls #but it can be if you believe

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elsannej · 2 days

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E-100 series robots (& Metal Sonic) as birds - a 🧵

(And I do mean HC:ing them "as birds" - not talking about flicky battery stuff)

* = belong to the same order Pelicaniformes

E-102 Gamma: Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)*

1-1.4m (wingspan: 1.7-2m), 1.8-3.6kg

The first bunch of E-series give major heron/stork to me, with their lanky statures, long/prominent long bird feet and specialist roles. (See; herons' fishing tactics with their precise strikes!)

Although, cranes (Grus grus) relay the same energy as well.

E-123 Omega: Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)*

1-1.5m (wingspan: 2-2.3m), 2-5kg

Pelicans are generally shorter and definitely heavier & stockier than their distant relatives (see above) with greater wingspan/height ratio. (Those shoulders!) Pelicans are kind of infamous for being absolutely unhinged with their generalist & opportunistic builds. They would eat you if it was possible (not from lack of trying) so they get the intimidation factor as well!

Look at this (more or less) majestic guy.

(The brown pelican is the smallest pelican species, there being way heavier species (up to 13kg), but I chose it for the color scheme mostly.)

There's another species that's a good candidate for Omega, but another robot contender fits the bill (hehe :3) better:

NEO Metal Sonic: Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)*

1.1-1.5m (wingspan 2.3-2.6m), 4-7kg

Need I say more?

I say NEO specifically, because these birds are huge and actually way taller than what Metal even would be irl. They prance around a bunch and are known to make a lot of noise with their bills especially. So, yeah: NEO Metal. I'd argue they have Metal Overlord aesthetics as well.

Meanwhile for Metal's base form:

Metal Sonic: Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

speed: 320km/h

Naturally; it's the fastest animal which zooms in the skies. ("What would Sonic be then since he's faster?" Bro idk, he's a hedgehog.😐) They're yet another bird of pray, although, more evidently deadly than the ~piscivore species on this list (look at those claws). They've also got this cute-factor that fits that side of Metal, with the dark eyes, making them seem kind of sad:

This concludes my self indulgent TED talk.

#//this started off from the thought that the early E-100s are kinda bird coded #//which... Yeah #Stay tuned for “Assigning bird species to the Babylon Rogues”#e-117 Sigma's included in the herons as well #(i didn't forget 'em)#//protip for drawing Omega's feet:#//✨bird feet✨#//not pelican feet tho'#e-102 gamma #e 102 gamma #e-123 omega #e 123 omega #Metal Sonic #my not art #stuff i've thought about #my hcs #StH

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violeteyedkiller · 5 months

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🐦‍⬛ (+ sarah if u want) (+blab about the birdsi believe in u)

Hamerkop (idk this just looks like the most Day shaped bird)

They make these HUGE nests I love seeing them at zoos. They're in the order Pelicaniformes that also includes ibis, herons, and shoebills!

@kaengeru

#kaengeru #out of screams

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possumnest · 10 months

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5 and 18 for the artist asks !!

5. what's your favorite thing to draw?

birds with featherless heads, praying mantises, lagomorphs, birds in the order pelicaniformes, worms, stamp designs, silly cat pictures, pterosaurs, fur texture

18 answered!

#asks #pocketwish

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worldsandemanations · 22 days

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Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber), family Threskiornithidae, order Pelicaniformes, Sao Paolo, Brazil photograph by Claudia Brasileiro

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herpsandbirds · 11 hours

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Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), in breeding colors, family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Williamson County, TX, USA

photograph by Bryan Cotter

#egret #heron #wading bird #bubulcus #ardeidae #pelicaniformes #bird #ornithology #animals #nature #north america

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cuntwrap--supreme · 11 months

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Took my brother kayaking today. Had to buy a whole new boat for him because he's like 6ft tall now. I think that's the first time he's been outside the house in months. Found a cool island that someone has clearly been living on. Saw a bunch of grebes and herons and some Pelicaniform that I couldn't remember the name of. Ate some wild blackberries. Paddled like 4 miles total. Kid's exhausted now. He kept complaining about how much everything hurt. But I paid like $250 for his kayak, so his ass better go boating more than this once.