The Nest

     Have you ever asked your parents where do babies come from, and they told you the story about how the stork dropped the babies off to parents? Well this is a little white lie your parents told you when you were young, but they forgot one key detail. What species of stork was it? If you grew up in Sub-Saharan Africa then your parents may have told you it was the magnificent saddle-billed stork. The saddle-billed stork or Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, which ever you prefer, is considered one of the most colorful storks. Find out where it fits in with other birds in the Classification section.

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Last Modified on 04/25/2009