Birds > Ciconiids & Ciconiiformes
The Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) is an imposing, statuesque, monumental wading bird belonging to the stork family Ciconiidae within the order Ciconiiformes. Widely distributed across the freshwater wetlands and seasonally flooded plains of...
Birds > Ciconiids & Ciconiiformes
The Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer), colloquially christened the ‘undertaker bird’ due to its somber dark-cloaked plumage, hunched posture, and macabre scavenging habits, is a colossal wading bird belonging to the stork family Ciconiidae. Indigenous...
