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| − | [[Image:14479SBS.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male (brown eye)<br />Photo by {{user|TwoBoy|TwoBoy}}<br />[[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]], October 2004]] | + | [[Image:14479SBS.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male (brown eye)<br />Photo © by {{user|TwoBoy|TwoBoy}}<br />[[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]], October 2004]] |
;[[:Category:Ephippiorhynchus|Ephippiorhynchus]] senegalensis | ;[[:Category:Ephippiorhynchus|Ephippiorhynchus]] senegalensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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'''Juveniles''': brownish-grey plumage | '''Juveniles''': brownish-grey plumage | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Image:34172Saddle Bil - small.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female (yellow eye)<br />Photo by {{user|Patrick+Cloete|Patrick Cloete}}<br />Punda Maria, [[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]] December 2005]] | + | [[Image:34172Saddle Bil - small.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female (yellow eye)<br />Photo © by {{user|Patrick+Cloete|Patrick Cloete}}<br />Punda Maria, [[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]] December 2005]] |
Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]<br /> | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
'''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]]<br /> | '''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]]<br /> | ||
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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 |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 02:48, 24 August 2019
- 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 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Saddle-billed_Stork
