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Birds
Saddle-billed stork
Saddle-billed stork · Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Saddle-billed storks are fascinating with their colourful bill, impressive size and unobtrusive presence along Africa’s rivers.
Fact file
- Size
- Up to 1.50 m tall and around 6 to 7 kg in weight
- Males and females
- Females with yellow irises, males with dark eyes
- Sounds
- Impressive bill clattering in the breeding season
- Diet
- Fish, frogs, crabs, insects and small vertebrates
- Offspring
- 2 to 3 eggs per clutch, incubation about 30 to 35 days
How to identify Saddle-billed stork
Saddle-billed storks impress with black and white plumage that gleams in the sunlight. Their distinctive red bill with a black band and yellow saddle shape immediately sets them apart from other stork species. The bright yellow eyes of the females and the dark eyes of the males make it easy to tell the sexes apart.
Reaching a height of up to 1.50 metres and a wingspan of almost 2.70 metres, saddle-billed storks are the largest storks in Africa. Their long, slender neck, powerful bill and strikingly long red legs create an elegant silhouette along the water’s edge.
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