Balaeniceps

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Latin balaena (“whale”) + -ceps (“headed”).

Proper noun

Balaeniceps m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Balaenicipitidae – the shoebill or whalehead.

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN