ephippiorhynchus การใช้

• A prehistoric relative, " Ephippiorhynchus pakistanensis ", has been described from Late Miocene fossils found in Pakistan.
• Ephippiorhynchus " storks, like most of their relatives, feeds mainly on fish, frogs and crabs, but also on young birds, and other land vertebrates.
• Black-necked stork " Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus ", lesser adjutant " Leptoptilos javanicus " and Eurasian coot " Fulica atra " are rare birds inhabit in the national park.
• Additionally several breeding programmes are managed at Twycross Zoo, including Asiatic lion ( " Panthera leo persicus " ), Patagonian sealion ( " Otaria byronia " ), siamang ( " Symphalangus syndactylus " ) and saddle-billed stork ( " Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis " ).
• The genus name " Ephippiorhynchus " is derived from Ancient Greek " ephippos ", a saddle ( literally " something which is placed on a horse " ), and " rhynchus ", " bill ", and refers to the frontal shield which saddles the bill of one species.
• Although the region has seen a reduction in the populations of the large mammals, it is still home to some including the reedbuck and migrating pintails, garganey, African openbill ( " Anastomus lamelligerus " ), saddle-billed stork ( " Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis " ), wattled crane ( " Bugeranus carunculatus " ), and great white pelican ( " Pelecanus onocrotalus " ).