Abdim's Stork vs Marabou Stork

Ciconia abdimii مقارنةً بـ Leptoptilos crumenifer

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Abdim's Stork Marabou Stork
الاسم العلمي Ciconia abdimii Leptoptilos crumenifer
الرتبة Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes
الفصيلة Ciconiidae Ciconiidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 83,3 cm (32.8 in) 141,7 cm (55.8 in)
الوزن 1365,0 g (48.15 oz) 6366,666666666667 g (224.58 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Abdim's Stork only

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Marabou Stork only

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Abdim's Stork

Least Concern

Marabou Stork

About These Birds

Abdim's Stork

73 cm. Small stork; black back and wings; white underparts; blue facial skin with red eye-ring; red and grey bill. Breeds sub-Saharan Africa; migrates north along East Africa to winter in southern Europe and India. Feeds on locusts and insects; welcomed by farmers. Colonial breeder in trees.

Marabou Stork

115–150 cm, wingspan up to 287 cm. One of the world's largest flying birds. Naked pink-red head; massive pale bill; pendulous neck sac. Common in sub-Saharan Africa, often around human settlements and garbage dumps. Scavenges carrion alongside vultures; also takes fish and small vertebrates. Breeds colonially in trees.

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