Habitat
Open dry savannas, grasslands, swamps, riverbanks, lake shores and receding pools where fish are concentrated2. Typically forages in and around fishing villages.
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) [XC517413]
by Aladdin from Kilombero river (sailing on the river), near Ifakara bridge, Ulanga, Morogoro Region, Tanzania (call)
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) [XC137756]
by Andrew Spencer from Makerere University, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda (call)
Nest
A structure composed of sticks, located in trees, on cliffs or on buildings in towns and villages, about 10 - 30 m above the ground. In colonies of single or mixed-species groups.
Subspecies
Formerly included in Greater Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius), with which forms superspecies.