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    (c) LYN FRANCEY, all rights reserved

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    (c) Asrat Ayalew Gella, all rights reserved

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    (c) Tristan Scholze, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) David Bishop, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Wynand Uys, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

IUCN Red List status: Near threatened

IUCN Red List status

Worldwide
4,547 observations
Group
Birds
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About

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. Considered Endangered in South Africa.

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