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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Abdim's Stork	Oriental Stork
学名	Ciconia abdimii	Ciconia boyciana
目	Ciconiiformes	Ciconiiformes
科	Ciconiidae	Ciconiidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Endangered
体长	—	115.0 cm (45.3 in)
翼展	83.3 cm (32.8 in)	220.0 cm (86.6 in)
体重	1365.0 g (48.15 oz)	5000.0 g (176.37 oz)
食性	--	Fish, frogs, snakes, large insects, and small mammals caught in shallow wetlands. Feeds by wading …
产卵数	2-3	2-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Abdim's Stork —

Oriental Stork 115.0 cm

翼展

Abdim's Stork 83.3 cm

Oriental Stork 220.0 cm

体重

Abdim's Stork 1365.0 g

Oriental Stork 5000.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌿 Wetland

Abdim's Stork only

🌾 Grassland

Oriental Stork only

无

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

Abdim's Stork

Oriental Stork

鸣唱

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

Abdim's Stork

Oriental Stork

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

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保护状况

Least Concern

Abdim's Stork

Endangered

Oriental Stork

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How to Tell Them Apart

Abdim's 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.

喙

Long, thick, straight, black bill

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About These Birds

Abdim's Stork

阿比丁鹳(Ciconia abdimii)体长73厘米。小型鹳；黑色背部和翅膀；白色下体；蓝色脸部皮肤，具红色眼圈；红灰色喙。在撒哈拉以南非洲繁殖，迁徙至南非越冬。以昆虫、蛙类和小型脊椎动物为食。

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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