Animalz

Ciconiiformes

  • Ciconiidae
  • White stork Ciconia ciconia

    Adults have white bodies, black wing feathers, long legs and a reddish bill. They use open wetlands in Europe and other parts of their range.

  • Black Stork Ciconia nigra

    A large stork that uses forests and wetlands. Many populations migrate seasonally, while some, including those in southern Africa, remain in the same area.

  • Wood Stork Mycteria americana

    The Wood Stork is a large wetland bird with a white body and black flight feathers. It snaps up fish when they touch its bill underwater.

  • Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis

    A stork with a red face and long yellow bill that forages in shallow African wetlands.

  • Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

    The Asian Woolly-necked Stork is a large wetland bird with a neck covered in fluffy white feathers. The current name Ciconia episcopus refers to the Asian species, distinct from the African C. microscelis.

  • Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

    A large stork of wetlands on the Indian subcontinent. It has a white body with a pink tinge and searches shallow water for small fish.

  • Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius

    A large stork with a pinkish head and neck, a white neck ruff, and a hanging pouch on the chest.

  • Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans

    A stork of Asian wetlands whose bill has a gap between the mandibles except near the tip.

  • Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

    The Saddle-billed Stork is a large African stork of wetlands. It catches fish and small animals in shallow water.

  • African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus

    The African Openbill is a dark stork with a greenish gloss. Its bill has a gap between the upper and lower parts, which helps it feed on shelled mollusks.

  • Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii

    Abdim's Stork occurs in eastern and southern Africa. It eats insects, and some populations move south after breeding.

  • Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus

    A stork with a large bill and little feathering on its head and neck. In Bangladesh it occurs around shallow wetlands, grassland and farmland.