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	Topics Saddle-billed Stork Topic Home The Saddle-billed Stork (*Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) is a large wading bird in the storkStork Overview Storks* are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills, belonging to the family Ciconiidae.... family, Ciconiidae. It is a widespread species which is a resident breeder in sub-Saharan AfricaAfrica Africa is one of the greatest sized continents of the Earth.... from SudanSudan Sudan is the largest country by area in Africa, situated in Northern Africa.... , EthiopiaEthiopia Summary Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country situated in the Horn of Africa.... and KenyaKenya The Republic of Kenya is a country in Eastern Africa.... south to South AfricaSouth Africa Overview The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent.... , and in The GambiaThe Gambia The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in Western Africa.... , SenegalSenegal Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sngal River in western Africa.... , Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire Cte d'Ivoire , officially the Republic of Cte d'Ivoire, is a country in West Africa.... and ChadFacts About Chad Chad , officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in central Africa.... in west AfricaAfrica Overview Africa is one of the greatest sized continents of the Earth.... . This is a close relative of the widespread AsiaAsia Asia is the largest and most populous continent or region, depending on the definition.... n Black-necked StorkBlack-necked Stork The Black-necked Stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.... , the only other member of the genus Ephippiorhynchus. Characteristics The Saddle-billed Stork breeds in marshes and other wetlands in tropical lowland. It builds a large, deep stick nest in a tree, laying one or two white eggsEgg (biology) In most birds and reptiles, an egg is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum.... weighing about 146g each. It does not form breeding colonies, and is usually found alone or in pairs. The incubation period is 30-35 days, with another 70 - 100 days before the chicks fledge. This is a huge bird that regularly attains a height of 150 cm (5 feet) and a 270cm (9 feet) wingspan. The male is larger and heavier than the female, with a range of 5.1-7.5 kg, the female is usually between 5 and 6.9 kg. It is probably the tallest, if not the heaviest, of the storkStork Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills, belonging to the family Ciconiidae.... s. Females are distinctly smaller than the males. It is spectacularly plumagePlumage Overview Plumage refers both to the layer of feathers that cover a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers.... d. The head, neck, back, wings, and tail are iridescent black, with the rest of the body and the primary flight feathers being white. The massive bill is red with a black band and a yellow frontal shield (the “saddle”). The legs and feet are black with pink knees. Sexes are identically plumaged except that the female has a golden yellow iris, while the male's is brown. Juveniles are browner grey in plumage. They are silent except for bill-clattering at the nest. Like most storks, these fly with the neck outstretched, not retracted like a heronHeron The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family.... ; in flight, the large heavy bill is kept drooping somewhat below belly height, giving these birds a very unusual appearance to those who see them for the first time (see for photo). To experienced birdwatchers on the other hand, this makes them easily recognizable even if seen from a distance. It has been suggested that due to the large size and unusual appearance in flight, this species is the basis for the "Big BirdBig Bird (cryptid) Big Bird refers to a mysterious creature that was sighted several times in the Rio Grande Valley of deep South Texas during ... " and KongamatoKongamato The Kongamato is a reported pterosaur-like creature from the Jiundu swamps area of Zambia/Kenya.... cryptidCryptid In the study of cryptozoology, a cryptid is any creature whose existence has been reported but not proven scientifically.... s. The Saddle-billed Stork, like most of its relatives, feeds mainly on fishFish A fish is a water-dwelling vertebrate with gills, that remains so throughout its life.... , frogFrog The frog is an amphibian in the order Anura .... s and crabCrab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short "tail", or where the abdo... s, but also on young birdFacts About Bird Birds are bipedal, warm-blooded, oviparous vertebrate animals characterized primarily by feathers, forelimbs modified as win... s, and other land vertebrateVertebrate Vertebrata is a subphylum of chordates, specifically, those with backbones or spinal columns.... s. They move in a deliberate and stately manner as they hunt, in a similar way to the larger herons. Relation to Ancient Egyptian culture This bird is represented in an Ancient EgyptAncient Egypt Ancient Egypt was a long-lived ancient civilization in north-eastern Africa.... ian hieroglyph that had the phonetic value "ba": G29 Its description is often erroneously given as "jabiruJabiru The Jabiru is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes.... ", which is actually this species' Latin AmericaLatin America Latin America is the region of the Americas where Romance languages those derived from Latin are officially or primarily s... n relative. The Third DynastyThird dynasty of Egypt Known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Third Dynasty.... pharaohPharaoh Summary Pharaoh is a title used to refer to any ruler, usually male, of the Egyptian kingdom in the pre-Christian, pre-Islamic perio... KhabaKhaba Khaba was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom.... incorporated this hieroglyph in his name (Jiménez Serrano 2002).