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Ephippiorhynchus

  • Ephippiorhynchus

    Ephippiorhynchus is a small genus of storks. 

    1/ Black-necked stork (Cò Á Châu, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) 

    Ciconiiformes, Ciconiidae: from Latin ciconia for stork.
    The genus name means thin (lepto) feather (ptilos). 
    The genus name Ephippiorhynchus is derived from Ancient Greek ephippos, a saddle (literally something a horse back"), and rhynchus, "bill" (refering to the frontal shield).