Balaeniceps Gould 1850 (shoebill)

Aves - Balaenicipitiformes - Balaenicipitidae

Parent taxon: Balaenicipitidae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Goliathia, Paludavis

Subtaxa: Balaeniceps rex

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Extant Distribution (Quaternary of Uganda)

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