I am sure these are some kind of stork. Unfortunately, I couldn't find
the English name for them. I hope someone here can provide me with the
correct identification.

TIA,

Greetings from Germany -

Ralf

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From: "Alan Hill" <1@alan-hill.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Hagenbeck Zoo aviary - can anyone name these two beauties?
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 00:25:32 +0100

They are Saddlebill or Jabiru Storks from Africa.
Alan Hill


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From: mkramer@wxs.nl (Martin Kramer)
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 23:28:15 GMT

Saddle-bill Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
Found in most parts of Africa


Martin Kramer

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The saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 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.