White Stork
Ciconia ciconia(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) White Stork
The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ciconiidae (Storks) in the order Ciconiiformes.
- Scientific name
- Ciconia ciconia
- Family
- Ciconiidae (Storks)
- Order
- Ciconiiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White Stork
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ciconia ciconia ciconia
- Ciconia ciconia asiatica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea Ciconia
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europe, Asia, Africa; restricted type locality, Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.142
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Black-necked Stork
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Black Stork
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Maguari Stork
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Oriental Stork
Ciconia boyciana
Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii
Storm's Stork
Ciconia stormi
African Woolly-necked Stork
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Asian Woolly-necked Stork
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