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SaddleBilled Stork Saddlebill Ephippiorhynchus Senegalensis
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In this video, we learn about the saddle-billed stork. • QUICK FACTS • • Lifespan: • • Height: 4 ft 9 in – 4 ft 11 in • • Wingspan: 7 ft 10 in – 8 ft 10 in • • Weight: 11.2–16.6 lb (male), 11.0 and 15.1 lb (female) • • Family: Ciconiidae • Description • The saddle-billed stork is a large wading bird of the stork family, Ciconiidae. It is a striking bird with black and white plumage and a bare red patch on the breast, which darkens during the breeding season. • Its massive, red bill has a black band and a yellow shield which appears as a saddle – for which it is named. Males and females are alike, except for the brown eyes and yellow wattles of the male. Females lack wattles and have yellow eyes. • Vocalizations • Saddle-billed storks are silent birds – they are not known to have any call or song, but nesting birds make clattering noises with their bills. • Distribution and range • The saddle-billed stork is native to sub-Saharan Africa, from Ethiopia to South Africa. • Habitat • They are found in vast open spaces around wetlands, marshes, floodplains, and large bodies of water, often within protected areas. • Diet and feeding habits • Their diet comprises mainly fish, frogs, and crabs. They also eat aquatic insects, small mammals, birds, and reptiles. • Nesting and breeding • They build large stick nests near water, Females typically lay two to three eggs, and the incubation period lasts up to 35 days. Nestlings fledge roughly three months from hatching. • Behavior • Saddle-billed storks are found solitary or in pairs. Typical of storks, they fly with their necks outstretched. They hunt in water and on land, probing and foraging with their large bills. • Status and conservation • Populations appear to be on the decline. The species is still, however, classified as “least concern” by the IUCN. It is listed as “endangered” in South Africa due to a slow breeding rate and dependence on rapidly declining wetland habitats. • You can read more about Saddle-Billed Stork here - https://avibirds.com/white-stork/ • #avibirds #bird #birdwatching #saddlebilledstork #saddlebill #ephippiorhynchussenegalensis
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