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About the African Openbill
The African openbill is a large wading bird recognised by its unusual bill, whose curved upper and lower mandibles do not fully meet when closed. It is strongly associated with freshwater wetlands, marshes, rivers and shallow lakes. It feeds mainly on aquatic snails and other molluscs, using its specialised bill to extract prey from shells, but also takes frogs, insects and other aquatic animals. It is often seen in groups around suitable feeding areas and roosts communally.
How to identify the African Openbill
Large dark ibis with a long down-curved bill and distinctive spoon-like widening toward the tip. Plumage is mostly glossy black with green and purple iridescence, and the bill has a characteristic gap or groove adapted for handling snails.
Recent African Openbill sightings in Pilanesberg National Park
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