African Bird Club

Search the African Bird image database by:

Saddle-billed Stork

Saddle-billed Stork - Adult male

Photographer

» Ian Nason

Location

» Zebra Island, Lake Kariba, Zambia

Country image taken

» Zambia

Date

» February, 2007

Equipment

» Canon EOS 30D, 100-400 lens + EF 2x extender

Bird Species

»Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis - Saddle-billed Stork

Bird Species (French)

»Jabiru d'Afrique

Bird Family

»Ciconiidae - Storks

Bird Group

»Pelecaniformes Pelicans, Ibises, Spoonbills, Herons, Bitterns

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Note the size relative to the Long-tailed Cormorant and the Little Egret. Note also the yellow wattles beneath the bill. These are present in both sexes. Female has yellow eye.

Related images