The saddle-billed stork is defined as Animalia because it is mobile, has no alternation of generation, and is multicellular.
Phylum: Chordata

The saddle-billed stork is defined as Chordata because it is bilaterally symmetrical, has a well developed coelom, a post anal tail at some point in its life, has a hollow dorsal nerve cord, and has a notochord.
Class: Aves

The saddle-billed stork is defined as Aves because it is a bird that has wings modified for flight, has amniotic eggs, and modification in epidermal scales to feathers.Another couple of organisms in the class Aves are the blue-footed booby, the wood duck and the great spotted kiwi.

Order: Ciconiiformes

The saddle-billed stork is defined as Ciconiiformes because it is a long-legged wading bird with a large bill.

Family: Ciconiidae

The saddle-billed stork is defined as Ciconiidae because it is a stork, which means it has long legs, and a long straight bill.
Genus: Ephippiorhynchus

The saddle-billed stork is defined as Ephippiorhynchus because it is derived from Ancient Greek "ephippos", a saddle, and "rhynchus", a bill, so it translates to "saddle billed".
Species: Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

The saddle-billed stork is defined as Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis because of the region the bird lives in and its array of colors.

Which one is the saddle-billed stork?

The one with the long legs and colorful beak, to learn where the saddle-billed stork is in this picture go to the Habitat section!

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