saddlebill, saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) Female in Kenya – irises are yellow
Description
Don't be fooled by the open bill as like other storks these birds lack a vocal apparatus and are essentially mute though do bill-clap. Image taken in the Masai Mara Kenya.
Date 15 July 2010, 08:13:07
Source Flickr: Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) female http://flickr.com/photos/50079771@N08/5288524305
Author Steve Garvie http://www.flickr.com/people/50079771@N08
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saddle-billed_Stork_(Ephippiorhynchus_senegalensis)_female.jpg
The saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. It is a widespread species which is a resident breeder in sub-Saharan Africa from Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya south to South Africa, and in The Gambia, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Chad in west Africa. This is a close relative of the widespread Asian black-necked stork, the only other member of the genus Ephippiorhynchus. Order: Ciconiiformes, Family: Ciconiidae, Genus: Ephippiorhynchus, Species: Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (Shaw, 1800).