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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A bird walking...
Morocco, Apr 2007
Josep del Hoyo
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A bird swallow...
Spain, Apr 2007
Eric Roualet
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Juvenile White...
Austria, Jul 2010
Andreas Gruber
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2 juvenile Whi...
Austria, Jul 2010
Andreas Gruber
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An adult bird ...
Greece, May 2009
Theo Mamais
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Filmed in sear...
Germany, Nov 2009
Christian Wiesmann
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Adult
France, Sep 2012
Paul Cools
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In the early m...
Poland, Jul 2010
Henrik Bringsøe
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A stork, perch...
Belgium, Sep 2012
lsargentini
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An individual ...
Spain, Feb 2013
Jesús Laborda
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White stork ne...
Greece, May 2010
rcannon
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Four thirsty j...
France, Jun 2004
Nicole Bouglouan
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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 29 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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