Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana)

Other Names (World)
Oriental Stork, Oriental White Stork, Eastern White Stork

Family
Ciconiidae (Storks)

Size
105 - 115 cm

First Described (Guide)
Swinhoe, 1873

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B) (NB), Hong Kong (China) (NB), Japan (NB), North Korea (NB), Russia (Asian) (B), South Korea (NB), Taiwan (China) (NB).

Vagrant to Bangladesh (NB), India (NB), Mongolia (NB), Myanmar (NB), Philippines (NB).

Breeds in south-eastern Siberia and in parts of north-eastern China. Winters in southern and south-eastern China, with a few in Japan and Korea. Formerly bred in Japan and Korea.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana) [XC401954]
by id from Nanchang Shi, Jiangxi Sheng, China (bill rattling)

Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana) [XC329268]
by Oscar Campbell from Muraviovka Park, Russian Federation (clatter)

Subspecies
Until recently included in White Stork (Ciconia ciconia), but the two now generally accepted as distinct species.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Adult White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) has shorter orange-red bill and juvenile has brownish-red bill.

References
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Files:

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