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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Saddlebill* |
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Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
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Description (10)
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Saddlebill
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Other Names (World)
Saddlebill, Saddle-billed Stork, African Jabiru
Family
Ciconiidae (Storks)
Size
150 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Shaw, 1800)
Habitat
Fresh, brackish or alkaline wetlands in open, semi-arid areas and savanna, with relatively high abundances of fish and large trees nearby for nesting and roosting.
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Côte dIvoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Vagrant to Mauritania.
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Tropical Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 25,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Predominantly fish. Also crabs, shrimps, frogs, reptiles, small mammals, young birds, molluscs and insects.
Nest
A large flat platform of sticks, in a tree near water, isolated from other trees and sources of disturbance, about 20 - 30 m above the ground. It may also nest on cliffs and in the abandoned nests of other bird species.
Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: 1 - 2
Color: white
Incubation: 30 - 35 days
Young
Fledge: 70 - 100 days
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Saddlebill see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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