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 behavio...
Spain, Jan 2013
Eduardo Tejeda Lima
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Courtship scene
Spain, Apr 2009
Juan Sanabria
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An individual ...
Spain, May 2011
Jesús Laborda
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A bird calling...
Spain, Apr 2001
Josep del Hoyo
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A pair on the ...
Spain, Dec 2010
Jesús Laborda
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The young bird...
Poland, Jul 2010
Jeremiusz Trzaska
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An adult White...
Netherland..., Sep 2009
Gerard Visser
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Contenders in ...
Spain, Mar 2011
Fran Trabalon
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bird standing ...
India, Feb 2012
Nirav Parekh
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4.4
Flying Stork
Netherland..., Mar 2008
Rob Belterman
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Dispute over f...
Spain, Feb 2012
Fran Trabalon
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Couple on nest
France, Apr 2009
Marc FASOL
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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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