- Where to see one
- 5 U.S. zoos in our directory hold yellow-billed stork, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the yellow-billed stork
The yellow-billed stork is a medium-sized African stork, standing 90 to 105 cm tall, with white plumage, a short black tail, a deep yellow bill and a bare red face. In the breeding season the back and upperwings turn pink, as do the legs. It lives widely south of the Sahara and in western Madagascar, wading in shallow water with its bill partly open. It senses prey by touch and snaps its bill shut on small fish, crustaceans, worms and frogs. It also stirs the bottom with a foot to flush hidden prey, and sometimes follows crocodiles or hippos to feed behind them.
Yellow-billed Stork facts
- A nestling can grow from 50 grams to 600 grams in its first ten days.
- A German name for the bird, Nimmersatt, means never full.
- It stirs up the bottom with one foot to herd prey into its bill.
- It has been seen following crocodiles and hippos to feed on organisms they churn up.
Where to see yellow-billed stork in the U.S.
5 zoos across 4 states
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California· 1
Florida· 1
Kentucky· 1
Massachusetts· 2
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Built from each zoo's own published animal list.
