Large storks

Large storks
	Saddle Stork ( Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis )
Systematics
Row :	Land vertebrates (Tetrapoda)
Class :	Birds (aves)
Order :	Ciconiiformes
Family :	Storks (Ciconiidae)
Genre :	Large storks
Scientific name
	Ephippiorhynchus
	Bonaparte , 1855
species
	Saddle Stork ( E. senegalensis ); Giant stork ( E. asiaticus );

The large storks ( Ephippiorhynchus ) are a genus of storks consisting of two species .

features

Both the saddle stork and the giant stork are extremely large storks. The giant stork reaches a body length of 110 to 137 centimeters, the saddle stork between 145 and 150 centimeters. They have a wingspan of 230 to 270 cm, are mainly black and white in color and have a large colored beak. The sexes, which are similar in plumage, differ in eye color. Large storks fly with their necks stretched out. Besides the clatter of the nest, they are silent birds. The diet includes fish , amphibians , crabs , young birds and other small terrestrial vertebrates .

Occurrence

While the saddle stork ( E. senegalensis ) lives in the Sahara and the sub-Saharan , the giant stork ( E. asiaticus ) occurs in tropical Asia . These walking birds breed on a tree in swamps and other wetlands.

etymology

The generic name Ephippiorhynchus comes from the Greek and is made up of ephippion "saddle" ( epi "on" + hippos "horse") and rhynchus "beak" and refers to the saddle-shaped attachment on the beak of the saddle stork.

literature

W. Grummt , H. Strehlow (Ed.): Zoo animal keeping birds. Verlag Harri Deutsch, Frankfurt am Main 2009, ISBN 978-3-8171-1636-2 .

Web links

Commons : Ephippiorhynchus - collection of images, videos and audio files

Single receipts

↑ W. Grummt, H. Strehlow (Ed.): Zoo animal keeping birds . Verlag Harri Deutsch, Frankfurt am Main 2009, ISBN 978-3-8171-1636-2 . P. 100.

[1] W. Grummt, H. Strehlow (Ed.): Zoo animal keeping birds . Verlag Harri Deutsch, Frankfurt am Main 2009, ISBN 978-3-8171-1636-2 . P. 100.