#ciconiiformes

[herpsandbirds]

Asian Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus), family Ciconiidae, order Ciconiiformes, Maharashtra, India

photograph by Ashish Sikka

#stork #wading bird #ciconiidae #ciconia #ciconiiformes #bird #ornithology #animals #nature #india

[birdblues]

Jabiru

#jabiru #stork #Jabiru mycteria #Ciconiiformes #Ciconiidae #bird #upl

[snototter]

A marabou stork (Leptoptilus crumenifer) in Tsavo National Park, Kenya

by Dale Harding

#marabou stork #storks #birds #leptoptilus crumenifer #leptoptilus #ciconiidae #ciconiiformes #aves #chordata #wildlife: kenya #wildlife: africa

[alonglistofbirds]

[1242/10977] Black-necked Stork - Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

Order: Ciconiiformes (storks) Family: Ciconiidae

Photo credit: Ged Tranter via Macaulay Library

#birds #Black-necked Stork #Ciconiiformes #Ciconiidae #Ephippiorhynchus #birds a to z #undescribed

[nightmare-birds]

Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)

© William Bezodis

#marabou stork #leptoptilos crumenifer #ciconiidae #ciconiiformes #william bezodis #birds

[flight-freeze-frame]

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)

© Kevin Hughes

#white stork #ciconia ciconia #ciconiidae #ciconiiformes #kevin hughes #birds

[thoughtlessarse]

A stork flies to its nest in the cliffs high above the Atlantic Ocean in Cabo Sardão, Portugal - Photograph: Michael Probst/AP

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#portugal #white stork #ciconiiformes #ciconia ciconia #cliff nesting #wildlife photography #michael probst

[travelella]

White Stork - Memphis Zoo, Prentiss Place, Memphis, TN, USA

Joshua J. Cotten

Scientific name: Ciconia ciconia

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing)

Mass: 7.4 lbs (Adult) 

Family: Ciconiidae

Class: Aves

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Ciconiiformes

The white stork is a large bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on the bird's wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average 100–115 cm from beak tip to end of tail, with a 155–215 cm wingspan.

White storks prefer a habitat with low or shallow standing water, such as ponds or permanent pools, surrounded by tall trees to nest. They will hunt for food in wetlands, meadows and farmlands, though they tend to avoid areas with extremely tall grass or shrubs.

White storks breed throughout Europe, North Africa, and Southwest Asia, and migrate south into sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia for the winter. They arrive on their southern wintering grounds by October, traveling in large flocks that may number in the thousands.

#Memphis Zoo #Prentiss Place #Memphis #TN #USA #Tennessee #US #United States #United States of America #North America #Wildlife #TNWildlife #Birds #Bird #Stork #White Stork #Ciconia ciconia #Ciconiidae #Aves #Animalia #Ciconiiformes

[matthew-hunt]

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Wildwood, NJ, USA

#photographers on tumblr #Animals #Ardeidae #Aves #Birds #Bitterns #Ciconiiformes #Egrets #HD Pentax-DA AF Rear Converter 1.4x AW #Herons #Nyctanassa violacea #smc P-DA* 300mm F4 ED IF SDM #yellow-crowned night-heron

[eiders]

blurry scope pics of one of the jabiru we spotted in palo verde national park

#animals #alpenposts #birds #jabiru #ciconiiformes #aves #animalia #bird watching #birding #birdwatching

[animalids]

Black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Photo by Fabrice Stoger

#black necked stork #ephippiorhynchus asiaticus #ephippiorhynchus #ciconiidae #ciconiiformes #pelecanimorphae #neognathae #aves #archosauria #reptilia #tetrapoda #vertebrata #chordata

[herpsandbirds]

Black-necked Storks (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus), L - female and R - male, family Ciconiidae, order Ciconiiformes, Jamnagar, India

photograph by Atish Chapadiya

#stork #ephippiorhynchus #ciconiidae #ciconiiformes #wading bird #bird #ornithology #india #animals #nature

[birdblues]

Black-necked Stork

#black necked stork #stork #Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus #Ciconiiformes #Ciconiidae #Ephippiorhynchus #bird #upl

[snototter]

A painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) in Bhitarkanika Mangroves National Park, India

by praveen pandian

#painted stork #storks #birds #Mycteria leucocephala #mycteria #ciconiidae #ciconiiformes #aves #chordata #wildlife: india #wildlife: asia

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[5/10,976] Abdim’s Stork - Ciconia abdimii

Order: Ciconiiformes (storks) Family: Ciconiidae

Photo credit: Gediminas at London Zoo

#birds #abdim's stork #ciconiiformes #ciconiidae #ciconia #birds a to z #0% - 25%

[ornithological]

[ID: many white storks flying in circular motions against a blue sky. the photos show still shots of the storks, which are large white birds with black wings. end ID]

white storks (ciconia ciconia) riding thermals over the ebro delta, spain

#ciconiiformes #ciconiidae #ciconia #white stork #display flight #bird photography #birdwatching