One of the 4 storks on WAnimals
Birds · Ciconiiformes · Ciconiidae
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
A slender, dark-toned wading bird, somewhat smaller than the white stork. Head, neck, breast, back, wings and tail are black with intense green and purple iridescence, and the underparts white. Bill, legs and eye-ring are red. The breast feathers form a hanging ruff that it fans out in courtship.
Weight
3 kg on average
Size
95 cm – 1.1 m
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
