Shoebill

Summary

Shoebill is a taxon^[1]. Shoebill ranks in the top 0.0067% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,467 views/month, #13 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shoebill's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Shoebill is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Shoebill's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[5].
• Shoebill belongs to the parent taxon Balaeniceps^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Shoebill is Balaeniceps rex^[7].
• Shoebill's Commons category is recorded as Balaeniceps rex^[8].
• Shoebill's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balaeniceps rex^[9].
• Shoebill's Commons gallery is recorded as Balaeniceps rex^[10].
• Shoebill's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[11].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'ciconia pig esgid'}^[12].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shoebill'}^[13].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schuhschnabel'}^[14].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Picozapato'}^[15].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "bec d'esclop"}^[16].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'člunozobec africký'}^[17].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kingnokk'}^[18].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Treskonebb'}^[19].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Китоглав'}^[20].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ハシビロコウ'}^[21].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Træskonæb'}^[22].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kenkänokka'}^[23].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'papucscsőrű madár'}^[24].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'trzewikodziób'}^[25].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'člnozobec veľký'}^[26].
• Shoebill is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'träskonäbb'}^[27].

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Classification

Shoebill's scientific name is Balaeniceps rex^[7]. Shoebill is classified at the rank of species^[4]. Shoebill is classified within Balaeniceps^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'ciconia pig esgid'}^[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shoebill'}^[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schuhschnabel'}^[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Picozapato'}^[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "bec d'esclop"}^[16], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'člunozobec africký'}^[17].

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 ranks in the top 0.0067% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,467 views/month, #13 of 195,241).^[2] Shoebill has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Shoebill is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]