Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus
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Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
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The Woolly-necked Stork lives in Africa, India and Southeast Asia |
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The woolly neck on adult stork (with ear) |
and on stork chicks |
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Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
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The Black-necked Stork, with its beautiful iridescent head, neck and back plumage, is native to southern Asia and Australasia |
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Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
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The Saddle-billed Stork comes from sub-Saharan Africa. Related to the Black-necked Stork of Asia (above), it has black legs with prominent pink knees as well as the yellow and red "saddle" on its bill. |
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| Male and female have similar plumage and "saddles" but the female, centre, has yellow irises rather than brown. | ||