Saddle-billed Stork
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 2,918
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The saddle-billed stork or saddlebill (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) 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. It is a close relative of the widespread Asian and Australian black-necked stork, the only other member of the genus Ephippiorhynchus.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Saddle-billed stork”.