Storks

Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

The Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) is a 6.2 kg wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Storks

Order

Ciconiiformes

Weight

6.2 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

18

Recorded in South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Benin, Malawi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Ghana, Chad, Cameroon.

Where to see it: Park Pendjari (Benin); South Luangwa NP (Zambia); Zakouma NP (Chad); PN Zakouma (Salamat Part) (Chad); Gorongosa NP · Pls consider using more specific locations if possible (Mozambique).

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