Ciconia

Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra)

• Abdimstorch (C. abdimii )
• Black-billed Stork (C. boyciana )
• White Stork (C. ciconia)
• Woolly-necked Stork (C. episcopus )
• Maguaristorch (C. Maguari )
• Black Stork (C. nigra)
• Hump ​​Stork (C. stormi )

Actual storks (Ciconia ) form with seven species, the largest genus within the family of storks ( ciconiidae ).

The approximately 100 cm authentics storks have a wingspan of 180 cm and a long, thick beak. The plumage of each species varies more than in the other genera. They fly with their necks. For food include frogs, insects, young birds, lizards and rodents.

Actual storks are for the most part social birds that breed in colonies. Besides the Maguaristorch (Ciconia Maguari ), which breeds on the ground, all kinds build their nests on trees. Three types also close to the people.