Shoebill
species of bird
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Summary
Shoebill is a taxon[1]. Shoebill ranks in the top 0.0067% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,444 views/month, #13 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
- Parent taxon: Balaeniceps[5]
- Taxon name: Balaeniceps rex[6]
- Commons category: Balaeniceps rex[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Balaeniceps rex[8]
- Commons gallery: Balaeniceps rex[9]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10]
- Taxon common name: ciconia pig esgid[11], Shoebill[12], Schuhschnabel[13], Picozapato[14], bec d'esclop[15], člunozobec africký[16], kingnokk[17], Treskonebb[18], Китоглав[19], ハシビロコウ[20], Træskonæb[21], kenkänokka[22], papucscsőrű madár[23], trzewikodziób[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[26]
- Litter size: 1.7[27]
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Identifiers
Shoebill's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4338[28]. Shoebill's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 33584[29]. Shoebill's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1049385[30]. Shoebill's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480347[31]. Shoebill's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174891[32].
Why It Matters
Shoebill has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Shoebill is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]