Summary ³

Ciconia is a genus of birds in the stork family. Six of the seven living species occur in the Old World, but the Maguari Stork has a South American range. In addition, fossils suggest that Ciconia storks were somewhat more common in the tropical Americas in prehistoric times.

Description ⁴

Size: medium to large. Plumage: mainly black and white. Other details: fly with neck fully extended. Highly gregarious.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Dick Daniels (http://carolinabirds.org/), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/White_Stork_RWD.jpg
2. (c) Blake Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3209147340_b04ac5e57d_o.jpg
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciconia
4. (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/27541159

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