"Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis" shine sunan kimiyya ga stork mai sirdi na Afirka, babban tsuntsu mai yawo da ake samu a yankin kudu da hamadar sahara. Kalmar "Ephippiorhynchus" ta fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "ephipion" ma'ana sirdi, da "rhynchos" ma'anar lissafin, yayin da "senegalensis" yana nufin kasancewar tsuntsu a Senegal, wata ƙasa a yammacin Afirka.
