Name

Ciconia ciconia

White stork

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

Genus: Ciconia

Species: ciconia

Habitat

Terrestrial, often associated with aquatic environments. Agricultural areas, cleared forests, rivers, lakes, marshes, and cities.

Feeding

Free-living. In pairs during reproduction, it may breed in more or less dense colonies. Piscivorous, although it also hunts amphibians and invertebrates.

Distribution

Europe, Asia and Africa

Conservation status

No conservation problems

Additional information

Black and white bird with long neck, red legs and beak, unmistakable.