saddle-billed stork

saddle-billed stork
A large black and white stork of western Africa (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) having a red bill with a black band across it. It is sometimes called jabiru.

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  • Saddle-billed Stork — Taxobox name = Saddle billed Stork status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 204px image caption = An adult Saddle billed Stork regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Ciconiidae genus =… …   Wikipedia

  • saddle-billed stork — Jabiru Jab i*ru, n. [Braz. jabir[ u], jabur[ u].] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several large wading birds of the genera {Mycteria} and {Xenorhynchus}, allied to the storks in form and habits. [1913 Webster] Note: The American jabiru ({Mycteria Americana})… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saddle-billed stork — noun see saddle bill …   Useful english dictionary

  • Yellow-billed Stork — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3 …   Wikipedia

  • Stork — Stork, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah, Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. ? a vulture.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family {Ciconid[ae]}, having long legs and a long, pointed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stork's bill — Stork Stork, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah, Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. ? a vulture.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family {Ciconid[ae]}, having long legs and a long,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stork — For other uses, see Stork (disambiguation). Storks Immature Asian Openbill Stork Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • stork — storklike, adj. /stawrk/, n., pl. storks, (esp. collectively) stork. 1. any of several wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long neck and bill. Cf. adjutant stork, jabiru, marabou (def. 1), white stork …   Universalium

  • saddle-bill — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or saddle billed stork ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ : a large black and white West African stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) having the bill red with a black median band called also jabiru …   Useful english dictionary

  • Black-necked stork — Stork Stork, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah, Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. ? a vulture.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family {Ciconid[ae]}, having long legs and a long,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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