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Saddle-Billed Stork Facts

Saddle-Billed Stock

Name: Saddle-Billed Stork (or Saddlebill) Scientific Name: Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Local Names: Shààmuwaa (Hausa) A saddle-billed stork’s head, neck, back, wings, and tail are iridescent black. The rest of the body and primary flight feathers being white. The massive bill is red with a black band and a yellow frontal shield (the “saddle”). The legs and …

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