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Saddle-billed Stork - Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Seen in Pairi Daiza, Sep 2016.<br />
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Saddle-billed Stork - Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Seen in Pairi Daiza, Sep 2016.

    comments (4)

  1. I can see the reason for the common name. Great shot Posted 3 years ago
    1. Thanks! They look to me as if someone attached two beaks on them :-D Posted 3 years ago
  2. Very Nice Shot. Posted 3 years ago
    1. Thanks! Happy that you like it :-) Posted 3 years ago

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The Saddle-billed Stork 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.

Similar species: Storks
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Dec 31, 2021. Captured Sep 13, 2016 13:25 in HVPP+2W Brugelette, Belgium.
  • SP-100EE
  • f/6.2
  • 10/2000s
  • ISO500
  • 72.5mm