Saddle-Billed Stork

Saddle-Billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Also known as: Saddlebill, Saddle-Bill Stork

Predict Sightings

Habitat

Aquatic

Diet

VertFishScav

Active Time

Diurnal

Size

6.2 kg

LCAvesCiconiiformesCiconiidae

Seasonal Activity

44,900 sightings · 2000–2026

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Ciconiiformes
Family
Ciconiidae

Traits

Diet
VertFishScav
Foraging
Aquatic
Activity
Diurnal
Body mass
6.2 kg

Photo

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

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Occurrence data from GBIF.