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The Storks of Africa

10,000 Birds

Sometimes they have to protect their catches from piratic African Fish Eagles who swoop down as soon as they that see a Saddle-bill has successfully caught a fish. Due to disturbance by fishermen, habitat destruction and nest robbing for zoos and bird collections, the Shoebill is now classified as vulnerable.

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10,000 Birds

Anaplectes – Red-headed Weaver A male Red-headed Weaver collecting shoots for building his nest. Their nests are also a messy structure due to protective thorns on the outside, but the interior is constructed of softer grasses. All occur in the Guinea-Congolese rainforests of Africa, with Red-headed being the most widespread.

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