#149
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Challenging
Least concern
Photographed
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Ciconiidae
- Size
- 1.45–1.55 m (wingspan)
- Weight
- 3 kg
- Diet
- Fish eater
- Lifespan
- 10–18 yrs
- Habitat
- Old-growth forest, Wooded wetlands, Streams
About
The black stork is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae. Measuring on average 95 to 100 cm from beak tip to end of tail with a 145-to-155 cm (57-to-61 in) wingspan, the adult black stork has mainly black plumage, with white underparts, long red legs and a long pointed red beak.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.
