Saddle-billed Stork
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Storks

Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

LCLeast Concern
Family
Storks (Ciconiidae)
Order
Ciconiiformes

Overview

The saddle-billed stork or saddlebill (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. 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. It is considered endangered in South Africa.
It is a close relative of the widespread Asian and Australian black-necked stork, the only other member of the genus Ephippiorhynchus.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Locally in sub-Saharan Africa.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.