A photo of a Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), male
Saddle-billed Stork, Male

Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

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, CΓ΄te 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.
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Photos

Sightings

A photo of a Saddle-billed Stork photographed in  Botswana
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Raymond Becker
Friday 17 Mar 2023 - 5:16pm
Botswana
A photo of a Saddle-billed Stork photographed in  Botswana
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Raymond Becker
Friday 17 Mar 2023 - 4:42pm
Botswana
A photo of a Saddle-billed Stork photographed in Bushriver Game Lodge South Africa
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Marise Keyser
Wednesday 01 Mar 2023 - 1:18pm
South Africa
A map showing the sighting location
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Reuben Vb
Sunday 26 Feb 2023 - 7:57pm
South Africa
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