Animal directory
Shoebill
Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for Shoebill.
Identity & conservation
- Scientific name
- Balaeniceps rex
- Enclosures
- Aviary
- Status
- Vulnerable
- Status code
- VU
- Regions
- Africa
- Biomes
- Wetlands
- Edition
- Base game
- Class group
- Birds
- Revealed
- 2026-08-13
- Status groups
- Vulnerable, Threatened
- Tax class
- Aves
- Tax family
- Balaenicipitidae
- Tax genus
- Balaeniceps
- Tax order
- Pelecaniformes
- Wild population
- 3,000 - 5,300
- Wild population count
- 3000
Habitat & enclosure
- Barrier grade
- 2
- Barrier height
- 1 m
- Climb proof
- No
- Water barrier
- No
- Temp min
- 14 °C
- Temp max
- 33 °C
- Area land min
- 200 m²
- Area land
- 200 m² + 200 m² per extra animal
- Area climbing
- Unknown
- Area deep water
- Unknown
- Area flying
- 50 m² + 15 m² per extra animal
- Area shelter
- 5 m² per animal
- Area water
- Unknown
- Humidity
- Unknown
- Plant cover
- 20-60%
- Salinity
- Unknown
- Terrain
- Grass 20-80%, Sand 0-80%, Waterlogged 20-100%, Rock 0-20%, Soil 20-80%
- Water barrier depth
- Unknown
- Water barrier width
- Unknown
Social life & breeding
- Group size
- 1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)
- Life expectancy
- 25-37 years
- Bachelor females
- 1
- Bachelor males
- 1
- Breeding difficulty
- Difficult
- Gestation
- 1.1 months
- Gestation months
- 1.1 months
- Group name
- Unknown
- Interbirth
- 12 months
- Interbirth months
- 12 months
- Litter label
- Clutch size
- Litter size
- 1-2
- Mating season
- Summer
- Mating system
- Monogamous
- Maturity age
- 4 years
- Maturity years
- 4 years
- Shoal fish
- No
- Shoal size
- Unknown
- Sterility age
- Death
Other facts
- Diet
- Whole Fish, Amphibians
- Colony size
- Unknown
- Colour morphs
- Unknown
- Dominance
- Unknown
- Enrichment
- Mirror Mobile, Plant Pot, Platform Floats, Rubber Chicken, Rubber Snake, Small Ball
- Exhibit types
- Unknown
- Feeders
- Bamboo Feeder, Block of Frozen Fish, Dog Ball, Food Tray - Large, Food Tray - Small, Forage Box
- Nest
- Unknown
- Offspring dispersal
- All offspring
- Size female
- 2.4 m
- Size male
- 2.5 m
- Size max
- 2.5 m
- Size measure
- Leg span
- Temperature
- 14 to 33°C
- Thriving group
- Unknown
- Thriving member of
- Unknown
- Thriving with
- Unknown
- Water sources
- Ground Water Fountain - Small, Water Pipe
- Weather dislikes
- Snow
- Weight female
- Unknown
- Weight female text
- Unknown
- Weight juvenile
- 560 g
- Weight male
- Unknown
- Weight male text
- Unknown
Research levels
| Level | Unlocks | Research gate |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Thriving Requirement 1: at least 10 objects or plants with the Reed tag | Unknown |
| Level 2 | Thriving Requirement 2: Water Surface Area; Shoebill Fact Sheet | Unknown |
| Level 3 | Release groups and release to the wild | Unknown |
| Level 4 | Thriving Requirement 3: Food Grade 2; Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility) | Before this level: an Observation Network (Observation Platform) in Great Rift Valley Reserve and this species released in Great Rift Valley Reserve |
| Level 5 | Thriving Requirement 4: at least 50% native plants | Unknown |
| Level 6 | Thriving Requirement 5: Block of Frozen Fish, at least 2; Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility) | Unknown |
Observation network present at Great Rift Valley Reserve AND Shoebill released at Great Rift Valley Reserve
Valid release groups
| Group | Type | Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal Family Group | Female group | 1 female |
| Solitary Male | Solitary male | 1 male |
| Breeding Partners | Breeding partners | 1 male, 1 female |
Release requirements
| Requirement type | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Ecosystems Required | Swamp |
| Nature Requirements | Water Platform Nest - Large |
(established)
Swamp
Water Platform Nest - Large
Biomes1
Barriers at this grade4
Water sources2
Research levels1
Related entries100
- Release requires ecosystem · Swamp · Swamp (Requires / provides)
- Zoopedia entry · Shoebill (Used by / linked from)
- Reward species · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Rubber Snake (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Bamboo Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Rubber Chicken (Requires / provides)
- Asked species · Animal Reintroduction projects (Used by / linked from)
- Objectives · Spreading Your Wings (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Aspergillosis (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Plant Pot (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Food Tray - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Small Ball (Requires / provides)
- Water sources · Water Pipe (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Food Tray - Small (Requires / provides)
- Zoopedia entry · Shoebill (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Plant Pot (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Tuberculosis (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Food Tray - Large (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Dog Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Has research · Shoebill (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Avipoxvirus (Used by / linked from)
- Shoebill · Shoebill (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Forage Box (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Platform Floats (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Rubber Chicken (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Salmonellosis (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Dog Ball (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Usutu Virus (Used by / linked from)
- Objectives · Earning Your Stripes (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Corrugated (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · West Nile Virus (Used by / linked from)
- Sp aviary · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Has release groups · Shoebill (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Forage Box (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Rope Netting (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Nematodiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Rubber Snake (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Mirror Mobile (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Bamboo Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Lives in biome · Wetlands (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Rubber Chicken (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Platform Floats (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Chain Link (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Small Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Forage Box (Used by / linked from)
- Uses water source · Water Pipe (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Dog Ball (Requires / provides)
- Uses water source · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Food Tray - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Mirror Mobile (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Feather Lice (Used by / linked from)
- Biomes · Wetlands (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Dog Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Plant Pot (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Food Tray - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Block of Frozen Fish (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Block of Frozen Fish (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Block of Frozen Fish (Requires / provides)
- Sp aviary · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Research levels · Shoebill (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Bamboo Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Herpesvirus (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Mirror Mobile (Used by / linked from)
- Animals given as rewards · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Wetlands (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Rubber Snake (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Platform Floats (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Platform Floats (Used by / linked from)
- Shoebill · Shoebill (Requires / provides)
- Sp aviary · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Animals in this biome · Wetlands (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Forage Box (Requires / provides)
- Ecosystems · Swamp (Requires / provides)
- Ecosystems · Shoebill (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Rubber Chicken (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Food Tray - Small (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Influenza (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Candidiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Water sources · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Small Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · 1-Way Glass (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Rubber Snake (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Newcastle Disease (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Bamboo Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Plant Pot (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Block of Frozen Fish (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Small Ball (Requires / provides)
- Researches species · Shoebill (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Marek's Disease (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Water Pipe (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Food Tray - Large (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Food Tray - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Sp aviary · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Mirror Mobile (Requires / provides)
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