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Saddle-billed Stork
Afrikaans name: Saalbekooievaar
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Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
The Saddle-billed Stork is a big bird that stands up to 1.5 metres tall. Males are typically bigger than females. Males have yellow wattles while females have yellow eyes.
This stork is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
The Saddle-billed Stork is normally found by water where it hunts fish, crabs and frogs.
They make their nest in a tree. It is a large structure made of twigs and the female lays either one or two eggs. The egg takes around a month to hatch.
Roberts Birds Names by Edition
| Edition | Roberts nr | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 75 | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
| 2nd | 75 | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
| 3rd | 75 | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
| 4th | 75 | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
| 5th | 88 | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
| 6th | 88 | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
| 7th | 468 | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
| Edition | Roberts nr | English name |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 75 | Saddlebill Stork |
| 2nd | 75 | Saddlebill |
| 3rd | 75 | Saddlebill |
| 4th | 75 | Saddlebilled Stork |
| 5th | 88 | Saddlebilled Stork |
| 6th | 88 | Saddlebilled Stork |
| 7th | 468 | Saddle-billed Stork |
| Edition | Roberts nr | Afrikaans name |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 75 | Saalbek-ooievaar |
| 2nd | 75 | Saalbek-ooievaar |
| 3rd | 75 | Saalbek-ooievaar |
| 4th | 75 | Saalbek-ooievaar |
| 5th | 88 | Saalbekooievaar |
| 6th | 88 | Saalbekooievaar |
| 7th | 468 | Saalbekooievaar |
References and further reading
Wildlife of Southern Africa - Author: Martin Withers and David Hosking - Published: 2011 - Page: 38Wild Issue 23 - Author: - Published: 2013 - Page: 12
Wild Issue 41 - Author: - Published: 2017 - Page: 76
Wading Birds of the World - Revised edition - Author: Eric and Richard Soothill - Published: 1989 - Page: 90
Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 4th Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 2011 - Page: 70
Southern African Bird Names Explained - Author: Charles Clinning - Published: 1989 - Page: 52
The Birds of South Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Dr. Austin Roberts - Published: 1949 - Page: 27
Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 6th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1993 - Page: 69
Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 1993 - Page: 66
Roberts Birds of South Africa - 4th Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1981 - Page: 50
Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 5th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1985 - Page: 68
Questions and Answers - Birds of Southern Africa - Author: Deirdre Richards - Published: 1990 - Page: 30
Roberts Bird Guide - Author: Hugh Chittenden - Published: 2007 - Page: 186
Roberts Birds of South Africa - 2nd edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1957 - Page: 34
Roberts Birds of South Africa - 3rd Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1975 - Page: 43
Newman s Birds of Southern Africa - 7th Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 2000 - Page: 76
Freshwater Life - Author: C. Griffiths, J. Day & M. Picker - Published: 2015 - Page: 54
Ian Sinclair s Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair - Published: 1988 - Page: 58
Newman s Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 1984 - Page: 76
Field Guide to the Birds of Kruger National Park - Author: Ian Sinclair and Ian Whyte - Published: 1991 - Page: 36
Collins Illustrated Checklist - Birds of Southern Africa - 1st edition - Author: Ber van Perlo - Published: 1999 - Page: 10
Birds of the Kruger and other National Parks - Volume 1 - Author: National Parks Board - Published: 1974 - Page: 6
Birds of the Transvaal - Author: Tarboton, Kemp and Kemp - Published: 1987 - Page: 25
Bird Atlas of Natal - Author: Digby Cyrus and Nigel Robson - Published: 1980 - Page: 47
Birds of Africa south of the Sahara - Author: Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan - Published: 2003 - Page: 58
Birds of Southern Africa - Kruger National Park - Author: Kenneth Newman - Published: 1985 - Page: 22
Animals of the Kruger National Park - Author: G. de Graaff - Published: 1987 - Page: 59
A Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: O.P.M. Prozesky - Published: 1983 - Page: 42
A First Guide to South African Birds - 6th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1959 - Page: 179
A First Guide to South African Birds - 7th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1975 - Page: 179
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