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Storm's Stork 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae Genus: Ciconia Species: C. stormi Binomial name Ciconia stormi
(Blasius, 1896)The Storm's Stork, Ciconia stormi is a large, approximately 91 centimetres (36 in) long, stork with black and white plumages, red bill, orange bare facial skin, red legs and yellow orbital skin. Both sexes are similar. The young has duller plumage and bare skin.
This little known species is found in undisturbed forest and freshwater habitats in Sumatra, Mentawai Islands, Borneo and peninsular Malaysia. One of its strongholds are in southeast Sumatra, with remaining populations confined to Kalimantan and Brunei. While in peninsular Malaysia only one very small population and scatter individuals left. The world population of the Storm's Stork is less than 500 individuals.
The Storm's Stork is a solitary bird. Its diet consists mainly of fish. The female usually lays two eggs in stick platform nest high in trees canopy.
The Storm's Stork was formerly considered as a subspecies of the Woolly-necked Stork.
Due to ongoing habitat loss, very small population size, limited range and overhunting in some areas, the Storm's Stork is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
References
- BirdLife International (2008). Ciconia stormi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 February 2009. Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered.
External links
Storm's stork at Miami MetroZoo
Storks (order: Ciconiiformes • family: Ciconiidae) Genus Mycteria Milky Stork (M. cinerea) • Yellow-billed Stork (M. ibis) • Painted Stork (M. leucocephala) • Wood Stork (M. americana)Anastomus Asian Openbill (A. oscitans) • African Openbill (A. lamelligerus)Ciconia Abdim's Stork (C. abdimii) • Woolly-necked Stork (C. episcopus) • Storm's Stork (C. stormi) • Maguari Stork (C. maguari) • Oriental Stork (C. boyciana) • White Stork (C. ciconia) • Black Stork (C. nigra)Ephippiorhynchus Black-necked Stork (E. asiaticus) • Saddle-billed Stork (E. senegalensis)Jabiru American Black-necked Stork or Jabiru (J. mycteria)Leptoptilos 19 living species in six generaCategories:- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Ciconia
- Birds of Brunei
- Birds of Indonesia
- Birds of Malaysia
- Birds of Burma
- Birds of Thailand
- Fauna of Borneo
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