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Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

The Saddle-billed Stork is a large, colorful bird with a long beak and striking black and white feathers. It loves to wade in shallow waters, looking for fish and frogs to eat.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Saddle-billed Stork is a very tall bird with a striking black and white body and bright red legs. Its most distinctive feature is a large, two-toned bill that is red with a black band and a prominent yellow 'saddle' on top.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAvesOrdenCiconiiformesFamiliaCiconiidaeGéneroEphippiorhynchus

Saddle-billed Stork

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Datos interesantes

It's one of the tallest flying birds in Africa, often standing taller than a small person!

These impressive storks are mostly silent, communicating with bill-clattering, not songs!

They often build enormous stick nests, sometimes six feet wide, high in a tree!

Wow! The Saddle-billed Stork's eyes have a bright yellow iris with a vivid red patch!

Habilidades especiales

The Saddle-billed Stork can stand perfectly still for ages because of its long legs that help it ambush fish in shallow water.

The Saddle-billed Stork has a powerful, sharply pointed bill that helps it snatch slippery fish, frogs, and even small reptiles.

The Saddle-billed Stork has dazzling colors on its bill and legs that help it communicate and stand out during mating.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 145-150 cm
Envergadura: 240-270 cm
Peso: 5-7.5 kg
Esperanza de vida: 15-30 años
Top Speed: 45 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 1-3
Incubación: 30-35 días

Dieta y alimentación

This stork eats fish, frogs, and other small aquatic animals it catches with its pointy bill.

Alimentos principales

fish
frogs
crabs
snakes
large insects

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Nile Tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

A common fish prey in its African wetland habitats.

hunts

African Clawed Frog

Xenopus laevis

Eats amphibians found in its watery hunting grounds.

eaten by

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Predates on eggs and young storks, especially near water.

depends on

Egyptian Acacia

Vachellia nilotica

Often uses tall trees for building large, secure nests.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Piscívoro

Los organismos piscívoros son animales que subsisten principalmente de una dieta a base de peces.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.