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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Saddle-billed Stork	Oriental Stork
学名	Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis	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	123.4 cm (48.6 in)	220.0 cm (86.6 in)
体重	6089.8 g (214.81 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	1-5	2-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Saddle-billed Stork —

Oriental Stork 115.0 cm

翼展

Saddle-billed Stork 123.4 cm

Oriental Stork 220.0 cm

体重

Saddle-billed Stork 6089.8 g

Oriental Stork 5000.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌿 Wetland

Saddle-billed 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

Saddle-billed 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

Saddle-billed 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

Saddle-billed Stork

Endangered

Oriental Stork

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How to Tell Them Apart

Saddle-billed 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

Saddle-billed Stork

鞍嘴鹳，体长145-150厘米。黑白色羽毛，嘴为黄、红、黑三色。分布于撒哈拉以南非洲。

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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