Saddle-billed stork
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.
| Saddle-billed stork | |
|---|---|
| Adult male in Kruger National Park, South Africa | |
| Female in Masai Mara, Kenya – irises are yellow | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Ephippiorhynchus |
| Species: | E. senegalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (Shaw, 1800) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mycteria senegalensis Shaw, 1800 | |
It is a close relative of the widespread Asian and Australian black-necked stork, the only other member of the genus Ephippiorhynchus.
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