Species group · Birds
Storks
WAnimals has 4 species of stork, all in the family Ciconiidae.
- 4 species
- 1 family
- 111 countries
- 146 parks
- Weight
- 2 kg – 5.9 kg
- Length
- 93 cm – 1.2 m
- Lifespan
- 27 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 4.
All 4 species of storks on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
1 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 111 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
It builds some of the largest nests of any bird, reused year after year.
From White Stork
It is the star of the European tale that has storks delivering babies.
From White Stork
It winters in sub-Saharan Africa.
From White Stork
Unlike the white stork it avoids towns, preferring quiet woodland beside rivers, and is far shyer and harder to see.
From Black Stork
Unlike the white stork, it avoids people altogether and seeks out the most isolated corners in which to breed.
From Black Stork
On migration between Europe and Africa it avoids long sea crossings and skirts the Mediterranean by way of Gibraltar, Sicily or the Levant.
From Black Stork
It hunts by touch, not by sight: it puts its half-open bill into the murky water and sweeps it from side to side until it brushes a fish, a technique known as tactolocation.
From Painted Stork
As it wades it waggles one foot back and forth and suddenly opens the wing on that same side to flush hidden fish.
From Painted Stork