Yellow-billed stork
| Yellow-billed stork | |
|---|---|
| Breeding adult, South Africa | |
| Juvenile, Tanzania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Mycteria |
| Species: | M. ibis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycteria ibis (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Tantalus ibis Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) is a large African stork species in the family Ciconiidae. It is widespread south of the Sahara and also occurs in Madagascar.