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*Black legs and feet | *Black legs and feet | ||
| − | *Pink knees<br /> | + | *Pink "[[Topography#Legs_and_Feet|knees]]"<br /> |
Sexes similar<br /> | Sexes similar<br /> | ||
'''Female''' has a yellow iris<br /> | '''Female''' has a yellow iris<br /> | ||
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'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]] and [[Swaziland]] | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]] and [[Swaziland]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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The diet includes fish, frogs and crabs, but also on young birds, and other land vertebrates. | The diet includes fish, frogs and crabs, but also on young birds, and other land vertebrates. | ||
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Image:21502811 female Saddle-billed Stork in flight 640x480 copy.jpg|Female<br />Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />Letaba, [[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]] October 2006<br />Click image for larger version | Image:21502811 female Saddle-billed Stork in flight 640x480 copy.jpg|Female<br />Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />Letaba, [[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]] October 2006<br />Click image for larger version | ||
Image:14479stk1.jpg|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|TwoBoy|TwoBoy}}<br />[[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]], October 2004<br />Click image for larger version | Image:14479stk1.jpg|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|TwoBoy|TwoBoy}}<br />[[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]], October 2004<br />Click image for larger version | ||
| − | Image:Saddle-billed_Stork_young_by_Johannes69.jpg|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Johannes69|Johannes69}}<br />Okavango Delta, [[Botswana]], October 2012 | + | Image:Saddle-billed_Stork_young_by_Johannes69.jpg|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Johannes69|Johannes69}}<br />Okavango Delta, [[Botswana]], October 2012 |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ephippiorhynchus+senegalensis}} | {{GSearch|Ephippiorhynchus+senegalensis}} | ||
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Revision as of 09:00, 8 March 2018
- Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Identification
150 cm high. The male is larger and heavier than the female
- Iridescent black head, neck, back, wings, and tail
- White body and primaries
- Red bill
- Very large
- Black band
- Yellow frontal shield (the “saddle”)
- Black legs and feet
- Pink "knees"
Sexes similar
Female has a yellow iris
Male iris is brown, small yellow wattles at base of bill
Juveniles: brownish-grey plumage
Distribution
Photo by Patrick Cloete
Punda Maria, Kruger National Park, South Africa December 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa
Western Africa: Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC and Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dams and large river courses, flood plains, wetlands and swamps.
Behaviour
Breeding
It builds a large, deep stick nest in a tree. The 1 or 2 white eggs are incubated for 30-35 days; the chicks fledge 70 - 100 days later.
Diet
The diet includes fish, frogs and crabs, but also on young birds, and other land vertebrates.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Female
Photo by nkgray
Letaba, Kruger National Park, South Africa October 2006
Click image for larger version
Juvenile
Photo by TwoBoy
Kruger National Park, South Africa, October 2004
Click image for larger version
Juvenile
Photo by Johannes69
Okavango Delta, Botswana, October 2012
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Saddle-billed Stork. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Saddle-billed_Stork
