White Stork vs Oriental Stork

Ciconia ciconia 比較対象 Ciconia boyciana

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White Stork Oriental Stork
学名 Ciconia ciconia Ciconia boyciana
Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes
Ciconiidae Ciconiidae
保全状況 Least Concern Endangered
体長 115.0 cm (45.3 in)
翼開長 113.1 cm (44.5 in) 220.0 cm (86.6 in)
体重 3310.0 g (116.76 oz) 5000.0 g (176.37 oz)
食性 -- Fish, frogs, snakes, large insects, and small mammals caught in shallow wetlands. Feeds by wading …
一腹卵数 1-7 2-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
White Stork
Oriental Stork 115.0 cm
翼開長
White Stork 113.1 cm
Oriental Stork 220.0 cm
体重
White Stork 3310.0 g
Oriental Stork 5000.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White Stork only

Oriental Stork only

None

Oriental Stork

Wetlands, flooded rice paddies, rivers, and marshes. Nests on tall trees, utility poles, and artificial platforms.

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Song & Call Comparison

White Stork

Oriental Stork

さえずり

Essentially silent like all storks; produces loud mechanical bill-clattering at the nest as a greeting display. Chicks beg with hissing and squeaking. Rarely vocalizes otherwise.

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Geographic Range & Migration

White Stork

Oriental Stork

Breeds in the Russian Far East and northeastern China. Winters in southeastern China, Japan, and Korea.

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保全状況

Least Concern

White Stork

Endangered

Oriental Stork

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How to Tell Them Apart

White Stork

Oriental Stork

羽毛

White body plumage with black flight feathers. Red bare skin around the eye and black bill distinguish it from the white stork. Pinkish-red legs.

くちばし

Long, thick, straight, black bill

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About These Birds

White Stork

ヨーロッパ・中央アジアで繁殖し、アフリカで越冬するコウノトリ(体長100〜115cm)。白い体に黒い翼端、赤い嘴と脚が特徴的。Ciconia ciconia(シュバシコウ)はヨーロッパの農村で屋根や煙突の上に大きな巣を作り、ヨーロッパ文化で「赤ちゃんを運ぶ鳥」として親しまれてきた。Ciconiidae科。

Oriental Stork

The oriental stork is one of the most endangered stork species, with fewer than 3,000 individuals remaining in the wild. It was once widespread across East Asia but declined dramatically due to wetland drainage and pesticide use. Reintroduction programs in Japan and Korea have achieved notable success.

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