The saddle-billed stork (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.
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Saddlebill (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
French: Jabiru d’Afrique German: Sattelstorch Spanish: Jabirú africano
Other common names: Saddle-bill Stork
Taxonomy: Mycteria senegalensis Shaw, 1800, Senegal.
Monotypic.
Distribution:
Tropical Africa from Senegal E to Eritrea and Ethiopia and S to NE South Africa.
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Saddlebill (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
French: Jabiru d’Afrique German: Sattelstorch Spanish: Jabirú africano
Other common names: Saddle-bill Stork
Taxonomy: Mycteria senegalensis Shaw, 1800, Senegal.
Monotypic.
Distribution:
Tropical Africa from Senegal E to Eritrea and Ethiopia and S to NE South Africa.