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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Courtship scene Locality Extremadura, Spain (ssp ciconia)
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2009 1 year ago 30 sec 4.7 -
A pair on the nest, displaying. Locality El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp ciconia)
Jesús Laborda 21 December 2010 50 weeks ago 1 min 1 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 4.3 -
An individual catching something. Locality Zuera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp ciconia)
Jesús Laborda 1 May 2011 45 weeks ago 56 sec 4.3 -
The young birds in the nest. Locality Stare Masiewo, Bialowieza Forest, Podlaskie Province, Poland (ssp ciconia)
Jeremiusz Trzaska 22 July 2010 1 year ago 39 sec 4.3 -
A bird swallowing a rabbit Locality Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain (ssp ciconia)
Eric Roualet 20 April 2007 1 year ago 24 sec 4.1
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An adult White Stork flying low over the Dutch countryside.
Locality Netherlands (ssp ciconia)
Gerard Visser 12 September 2009 1 year ago 4.6 -
Flying Stork
Locality Netherlands (ssp ciconia)
Rob Belterman 14 March 2008 2 years ago 4.3 -
In the early morning the stork has slowly started hunting grasshoppers and other larger invertebrates in the wet grass.
Locality Biebrza Marshes, Podlaskie Province, Poland (ssp ciconia)
Henrik Bringsøe 17 July 2010 20 weeks ago 4.2 -
White stork near Lake Kirkini, northern Greece
Locality Greece (ssp ciconia)
rcannon 11 May 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
A perfert pair
Locality Czech Republic (ssp ciconia)
John A Thompson 27 July 2009 1 year ago 4.1 -
A pair (on the nest) close-up
Locality Bioparco, Roma, Lazio Region, Italy
raniero massoli-novelli 9 March 2012 10 weeks ago 4
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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 Paradisio, Cambron-Casteau, Brugelette, Hainaut Province, Belgium
(ssp ciconia)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
Bill-clapping on a nest during the breeding season Locality Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Region, Morocco
(ssp ciconia)
Joe Angseesing 19 March 2008 2 years ago 3.7
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