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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	White Stork	Oriental Stork
학명	Ciconia ciconia	Ciconia boyciana
목	Ciconiiformes	Ciconiiformes
과	Ciconiidae	Ciconiidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Endangered
체장	—	115.0 cm (45.3 in)
날개 폭	113.1 cm (44.5 in)	220.0 cm (86.6 in)
체중	3310.0 g (116.76 oz)	5000.0 g (176.37 oz)
식성	--	Fish, frogs, snakes, large insects, and small mammals caught in shallow wetlands. Feeds by wading …
산란 수	1-7	2-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

White Stork —

Oriental Stork 115.0 cm

날개 폭

White Stork 113.1 cm

Oriental Stork 220.0 cm

체중

White Stork 3310.0 g

Oriental Stork 5000.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌿 Wetland

White Stork only

🌾 Grassland

Oriental Stork only

없음

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

노래

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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보전 상태

Least Concern

White Stork

Endangered

Oriental Stork

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How to Tell Them Apart

White Stork

Oriental Stork

깃털

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.

부리

Long, thick, straight, black bill

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About These Birds

White Stork

흰황새(Ciconia ciconia)는 유럽, 아프리카, 아시아에 분포하는 대형 황새입니다. 흰색 깃털과 붉은 부리, 긴 붉은 다리가 특징이며, 유럽에서 행운의 상징으로 여겨집니다. 유럽과 중앙아시아에서 번식하고 아프리카로 이동합니다.

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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