Ciconiiformes
Storks (Ciconiidae)
HBW 1, p. 436
- Large wading birds with long neck and legs; bill long and sometimes heavy.
- All regions except Antarctic; marginal in Nearctic. Greatest diversity in tropics.
- Variety of wetlands, with some species in grassland and forest; generally warm continental areas.
- 6 genera, 19 species, 24 taxa.
- 5 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 37 1 11 25 8 1 Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
- 7 1 6 4 2 Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea)
- 25 10 15 8 3 Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis)
- 48 2 21 25 6 4 Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
- 35 3 12 20 8 5 Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans)
- 6 3 3 8 6 African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus)
- 40 1 24 15 8 7 Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
- 12 7 5 8 8 Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimii)
- 30 8 22 8 9 Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus)
- 9 1 8 3 10 Storm's Stork (Ciconia stormi)
- 12 3 9 8 11 Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)
- 107 1 51 55 8 12 European White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
- 18 9 9 3 13 Oriental White Stork (Ciconia boyciana)
- 16 1 6 9 6 14 Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)
- 48 20 28 8 15 Saddlebill (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
- 46 12 34 8 16 Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)
- 24 4 20 4 17 Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus)
- 53 14 39 8 19 Marabou (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
- 11 1 10 3 18 Greater Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius)
Family statistics
6 genera, 19 species
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| 6 genera | (100%) |
| 19 species | (100%) |
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