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Saddle-billed Stork
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
1.29045, 103.852
Field Notes
Description:
The Saddle-billed Stork is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. This is a huge bird that regularly attains a height of 150 cm (59 in), a length of 142 cm (56 in) and a 2.4–2.7 m (7.9–8.9 ft) wingspan. The sexes can be readily distinguished by the golden yellow irises of the female and the brown irises and dangling yellow wattles of the male.
Habitat:
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.
Notes:
Spotted in Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.
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Saddle-billed Stork
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PublishedApril 3, 2014
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