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Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)

Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)

About Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Pelicans
  • Family: Storks

The saddle-billed stork or saddlebill is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. It is a widespread species which is a resident breeder in sub-Saharan Africa from Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya south to South Africa, and in The Gambia, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Chad in west Africa. It is considered endangered in South Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Visits

  • 2001-06-21

    Kafue National Park - Busunga Plains, Zambia
  • 2002-12-08

    Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
    Image from 2002-12-08
  • 2013-10-25

    Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
    Image from 2013-10-25
  • 2017-01-01

    Mabamba Swamp, Uganda
  • 2017-01-01

    Road to Mburo, Uganda
  • 2025-01-28

    Arusha National Park, Tanzania
    Image from 2025-01-28