African Woollyneck vs Wood Stork

Ciconia microscelis 比較対象 Mycteria americana

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Woollyneck Wood Stork
学名 Ciconia microscelis Mycteria americana
Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes
Ciconiidae Ciconiidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 96.1 cm (37.8 in) 91.2 cm (35.9 in)
体重 2190.0 g (77.25 oz) 2655.0 g (93.65 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-4 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

African Woollyneck only

None

Wood Stork only

保全状況

Least Concern

African Woollyneck

Least Concern

Wood Stork

About These Birds

African Woollyneck

73–92 cm. Black and white; white neck with distinctive woolly white feathers; red bill and legs. Resident across sub-Saharan Africa in moist woodland, rivers, and wetlands. Feeds on fish, frogs, and small vertebrates. Solitary breeder; calls infrequently but produces bill-clattering.

Wood Stork

83–115 cm, wingspan 140–180 cm. White body; naked dark grey head; heavy yellowish decurved bill. Only stork breeding in North America; resident from southeastern USA to Argentina. Feeds on fish using tactile bill-snapping in shallow water. Threatens by wetland drainage; nests colonially.

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