Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)

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.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], C�te 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.

Tropical Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa.

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:

JPG files for Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) - 10 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Saddle-billed Stork see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Saddle-billed Stork

If you would like to read any articles about the Saddle-billed Stork...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Saddle-billed Stork

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Saddle-billed Stork or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (10)

No Videos of Saddle-billed Stork

If Birdpedia has no videos of Saddle-billed Stork or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)

Where can I observe this species?

Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded.

Area

All

Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location.

Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.

Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	GPS help

Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	Find GPS using Google Maps

Distance	Bearing
		Get Sample GPS readings

On What Field Trips was this species observed?

Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded.

Area

All

From	To

Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	GPS help

Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or

Distance	Bearing
		Get Sample GPS readings

Latest Sightings for Saddle-billed Stork