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The shoebill occurs in extensive, dense freshwater marshes. The shoebill is non-migratory with limited seasonal movements due to habitat changes, food availability, and human disturbances. They are also found in places with poorly oxygenated water, This causes the fish that live in the water to surface for air more often, increasing the likelihood a shoebill stork will easily capture it. When shoebill storks are in an area with deep water, floating vegetation is a requirement. They are often found in areas of flood plain interspersed with undisturbed papyrus and reedbeds. The distribution of this species seems to largely coincide with that of papyrus and lungfish. Vagrant strays to the Okavango Basin, Botswana, and the upper Congo River have also been sighted. Shoebill storks are aquatic birds with fairly dark-colored long legs with a tarsus of length range of 21.7- 25.5 cm, their feet are large consisting of along. Sometimes called a whale-headed stork, these birds actually arent storks at all, but are more closely related to pelicans and herons. The large African bird gets its name from its distinct beak, which looks like a shoe. More isolated records have been reported of shoebills in Kenya, the Central African Republic, northern Cameroon, south-western Ethiopia, Malawi. Looking like a mix between a dinosaur and a Jim Henson puppet, the shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) is a sight to behold. The species is most numerous in the West Nile sub-region and South Sudan it is also significant in the wetlands of Uganda and western Tanzania.

The shoebill is found in freshwater swamps of central tropical Africa, from southern Sudan and South Sudan through parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, the western part of Tanzania and northern Zambia. Looking somewhat like a stout-bodied stork with an ugly old clog stuck on its face, the shoebill baffles scientists because it has no clear relative in the bird world. The reclusive shoebill is one of the most highly sought-after birds in East Africa.