Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Saddle-billed Stork
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Scientific Name | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
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Location | South Africa |
Comments | The Saddle-billed stork - Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis - 145 cm is unlikely to be confused with any other stork. The sexes are dimorphic, the male has a yellow wattle below the chin with brown, read dark, eyes and the female lacks the wattle and has bright eyes – read yellowish. Uncommon residents. Usually in pairs or single. Usually silent, but has bill-snapping display. There are about 60 pairs in Kruger National Park, an area larger than some European countries! |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Sex | Male |
Source | Saddle-billed stork - Male |
Source Collection | Flickr |
Copyright |
© 2006 Callie de Wet
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Scientific Name | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
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Location | Okavango Delta, Botswana |
Comments | Saddlebill with tilapia |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Behavior | predation |
Sex | Female |
Copyright |
© Greg and Marybeth Dimijian
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Scientific Name | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
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Location | captive at Baltimore Zoo |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source | Saddle-Billed Stork |
Source Collection | Flickr |
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Copyright | © 2006 Bob Reck |
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