Waders of the World - STORKS

Order Ciconiiformes  Family Ciconiidae

Genus Ciconia

Stork, Abdim's Ciconia abdimii   Found: Africa
Photographed by NIco Smit


Stork, White Ciconia ciconia   Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Christian Musat  2) Volker Schuettenhelm  3) Ulrike Hammerich  4 ) Juan Nel 5) Alexander Vislyaev


Stork, Woolly aka Woolly-necked Stork Circonia episcopus   Found: Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Nico Smit  2) Adrian Hillman



Genus Ephippiorhynchus

Stork, Black-necked Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus   Found: Asia, Australasia
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Australia


Stork, Saddle-billed Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis   Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels in Tanzania   2) Antonio Magdaraog



Genus Mycteria

Stork, Wood Mycteria americana   Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1 - 4) Dick Daniels at the town of Sunset Beach, North Carolina   5, 6) John Ennis



Stork, Yellow-billed Mycteria ibis   Found: Africa
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Tanzania



Genus Leptoptilos

Adjunct, Lesser  Leptoptilos javanicus  Found: Asia
Photographed by: Frank B Yuwono
1, 2) Mating ritual


Stork, Marabou Leptoptilos crumeniferus (juvenile on right)   Found: Africa
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Tanzania



Jabiru  Jabiru mycteria   Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: ecoventurestravel In The Pantanal Brazil


Family: Balaenicipitidae
Shoebill  Balaeniceps rex    Found: Africa
Photographed by Antonio Magdaraog
This is probably more related to a pelican than a stork.
It is located on this web page for storks because it is stork-like in appearance.




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