Reference photo — Krzysztof Kin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Easy
Least concern
Not photographed yet
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
- 1.55–2.15 m (wingspan)
- Weight
- 2.3–4.5 kg
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Lifespan
- 20–25 yrs
- Habitat
- Wet meadows, Farmland, Villages
About
The white stork is a large bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on the bird’s wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average 100–115 cm (39–45 in) from beak tip to end of tail, with a 155–215 cm (61–85 in) wingspan.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.