The length of the body is up to 1 m. The yellow beak is bent slightly downward and is very prominent from the bare, red face. The plumage is completely white, right down to the black edges of the wings. Long, reddish-orange legs typical of storks.
An ibis-like African beak is common in sub- Saharan Africa and Madagascar .
Birds look for fish in shallow and marshy ponds, which they watch for a beak motionlessly lowered into the water. When they rest, they look like Marabou standing motionless with their knees extended. African beak nests in tree colonies, often found in villages or cities.
