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Profanornis spinosus
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Name:
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Profanornis spinosus
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Abilities and Weapons:
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Claws, Beak
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Occupation:
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Scavenger
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Home:
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Skull Island
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First Appearance:
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"The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" (from 2005)
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Diet:
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Carnivore (scavenger)
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Size:
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Height: 2.4 meters
Weight Estimated: 82-100 kilograms |
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Status:
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Saved from Extinction during the 1938 expedition on Skull Island.
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Profanornis spinosus ("thorny unholy bird") is a gruesome-looking bird and part of the Carrion Stork family. It is the larger of the two species at only 5-6 feet tall at the hip or 8 feet in total (2.4 meters).
Facts[]
The two Profanornis species.
The largest of Skull Island’s four carrion storks, Profanornis spinosus is named for the thorny projections on the tip of its bill. It tends to live in and around the rivers that cross the lowland regions.
The tooth-like projections on its beak help it catch small bony fish and amphibians, such as swamp-wings. It also readily eats carrion. Young are dependent upon their parents for the first months after hatching, following them around the shallow waterways and neighboring grasslands as they learn to hunt for themselves. Both males and females sport crests, though these are larger and more colorful in males.
Both species of Profanornis is known to gather to feast on dead carcasses alongside Foeducristas and Carrion Parrots.
Trivia[]
- At 2.4 meters tall, the Profanornis spinosus is the largest and heaviest stork in the world.