Storks
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its 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.
- Family
- Storks
- Order
- Ciconiiformes
- Weight
- 3.4 kg
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Diet
- Vertebrates, fish and carrion
- Migration
- Migrant
- Countries recorded
- 76
Photo: Luiz Lapa from Oeiras, Portugal, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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