−40−2002040 °C
✓Official 
Shoebill Habitat Requirements
Balaeniceps rex · Bird · Base game
Habitat needs
Exported 2026-10-05Terrain share
✓OfficialAllowed share of the habitat floor for each terrain type. The bar spans the minimum to maximum share.
- Grass 20%–80%
- Sand 0%–80%
- Waterlogged 20%–100%
- Rock 0%–20%
- Soil 20%–80%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 1–2
- Bachelor group
- 1 male / 1 female
- Mixed group
- 1 male / 1 female
- Temperament
- Shy
- Mating system
- Monogamous
- Guest walkthrough
- Not allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0 yr
- Interbirth period
- 1 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 4 yr
- Litter size
- 1–2
- Juvenile
- 4 yr
- Adult
- 19 yr
- Elderly
- 14yr
- Food cost per period
- 714
Life stages and breeding times are given in years in the official data.
Compatible animals
Full matrix →From the official Zoopedia "Cohabitation Options" lists. A pair counts if either animal lists the other.
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Greater Flamingo~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Mirror Mobile
- Platform Floats
- Rubber Chicken
- Small Ball
- Plant Pot
- Rubber Snake
Food enrichment
- Bamboo Feeder
- Block of Frozen Fish
- Dog Ball
- Forage Box
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Vulnerable
- Size (leg span)
- 2.5 m / 2.4 m
- Weight
- Not in official data
- Colour morphs
- None listed
Where two values are shown, the first is male and the second female.
How much area for N Shoebills?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Shoebill need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of 14–33 °C for the Shoebill. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Shoebill need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 200 m² of land for the first animal (+200 m² for each extra animal), 50 flight space (+15 each extra). For example, 600 m² of land for three.
How many Shoebills can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 1–2. Bachelor groups allow up to 1 males or 1 females, and a mixed group up to 1 males and 1 females.
What barrier does the Shoebill need?
A Grade 2 barrier at least 1 m high.
Which animals can live with the Shoebill?
The official Zoopedia lists 1 neutral cohabitant (Greater Flamingo).
Data source: official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export dated 2026-10-05. Text on this page is written by this site; the numbers are the official values.