Storks (Ciconiidae)
European White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) - HBW 1, p. 460
French: Cigogne blanche
German: Weißstorch
Spanish: Cigüeña Blanca
Other common names: White Stork
Taxonomy: Ardea Ciconia Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Until recently considered to include C. boyciana, but now generally accepted as separate species (see page 436). Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) - Europe, W Asia, S Africa; winters mostly tropical Africa and S Africa.
- asiatica Severtsov, 1873 - Turkestan; winters Iran to India.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Mating behavior. Extremely clean after a week of intermittent rain. Locality Manzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain
Eduardo Tejeda Lima 26 January 2013 15 weeks ago 30 sec 4.6 -
Courtship scene Locality Extremadura, Spain (ssp ciconia)
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2009 2 years ago 30 sec 4.6 -
An individual catching something. Locality Zuera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp ciconia)
Jesús Laborda 1 May 2011 1 year ago 56 sec 4.5 -
A bird calling beside its nest Locality Puebla de Alcocer, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain (ssp ciconia)
Josep del Hoyo 23 April 2001 7 years ago 24 sec 4.5 -
A pair on the nest, displaying. Locality El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp ciconia)
Jesús Laborda 21 December 2010 1 year ago 1 min 1 sec 4.4 -
The young birds in the nest. Locality Stare Masiewo, Bialowieza Forest, Podlaskie Province, Poland (ssp ciconia)
Jeremiusz Trzaska 22 July 2010 2 years ago 39 sec 4.3
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An adult White Stork flying low over the Dutch countryside.
Locality Netherlands (ssp ciconia)
Gerard Visser 12 September 2009 2 years ago 4.6 -
Contenders in season.
Locality Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp ciconia)
Fran Trabalon 13 March 2011 35 weeks ago 4.5 -
bird standing at water edge
Locality Banni Grasslands, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp asiatica)
Nirav Parekh 11 February 2012 1 year ago 4.4 -
Dispute over food.
Locality Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp ciconia)
Fran Trabalon 3 February 2012 35 weeks ago 4.4 -
Flying Stork
Locality Netherlands (ssp ciconia)
Rob Belterman 14 March 2008 3 years ago 4.4 -
Couple on nest
Locality Éteignières, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Marc FASOL 21 April 2009 21 weeks ago 4.3
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An individual arriving at nest and bill-clapping with the other member of a pair, who's in the nest yet. Locality Parc Pairi Daiza (Paradisio), Cambron-Casteau, Brugelette, Hainaut Province, Belgium
(ssp ciconia)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2010 2 years ago 4.3 -
A pair clappering bills. Locality Axios Delta, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
Theo Mamais 30 March 2008 28 weeks ago 4 -
Bill-clapping on a nest during the breeding season Locality Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Region, Morocco
(ssp ciconia)
Joe Angseesing 19 March 2008 3 years ago 3.7
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