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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Storm's Stork	Oriental Stork
学名	Ciconia stormi	Ciconia boyciana
目	Ciconiiformes	Ciconiiformes
科	Ciconiidae	Ciconiidae
保护状况	Endangered	Endangered
体长	—	115.0 cm (45.3 in)
翼展	77.5 cm (30.5 in)	220.0 cm (86.6 in)
体重	2061.0 g (72.70 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	2-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Storm's Stork —

Oriental Stork 115.0 cm

翼展

Storm's Stork 77.5 cm

Oriental Stork 220.0 cm

体重

Storm's Stork 2061.0 g

Oriental Stork 5000.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌿 Wetland

Storm's Stork only

🌲 Forest

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

Storm'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

Storm'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

Endangered

Storm's Stork

Endangered

Oriental Stork

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How to Tell Them Apart

Storm'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

Storm's Stork

斯托姆鹳(Ciconia stormi)体长75-91厘米。黑白色，白色颈部；裸露红色脸部皮肤；红黄色喙。极度濒危，仅限于婆罗洲和苏门答腊的原始低地雨林，受森林砍伐严重威胁。

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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