Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), catching a dipneuste (protoptera = pulmonary bony fish that bury themselves in the mud when water runs out, Mabamba swamp, Uganda

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Shooting date : 2020-03-12

Keywords

Wild animal / Bird / Surfbird / Shoebill / Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)

Wild animal / Fish (animal) / Osteichthyes / Sarcopterygii / Lungfish

Area / Naturalness / Natural area

March (month)

Species / Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) / CITES Appendix 2

Environment / Biodiversity management / Environment management / Environment protection / Ramsar convention site

Area / Freshwater wetland area / Freshwater swamp

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Threatened endangered species / Vulnerable (IUCN) VU

Organism / Morphology / Morphology (botany) / Leaf / Fern leafing

Best of

Look

Individual / Stage of development / Adult

Africa / East Africa / Uganda

Atmosphere (Ambiance) / Day

Behavior / Hunt / Lying in wait

Posing

Organism / Morphology / Morphology (botany) / Herb

Enumeration / Alone

Species / Relation between species / Predation / Prey

Species / Relation between species / Predation / Predator

Individual / Nobody

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Pisces / Osteichthya / Crossopterigii / Dipnoiformes / Lepidosirenidae / Protopterus

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Tetrapoda / Aves / Ciconiiformes / Balaenicipitidae / Balaeniceps

Eukaryota / Archaeplastida / Chlorobionta / Embryophyta / Tracheophyta / Spermatophyta / Phanerogamae / Angiospermae / Monocotyledoneae / Poales / Cyperaceae / Papyrus

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