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White Stork

(Ciconia ciconia)
Size: 1.0-1.15 m; wing span 1.55-2.15 m
Weight: 2.3-4.4 kg

Taxonomy, classification

See White Stork at Wikipedia .

Sightings

So far we have not seen any White Storks in Oman yet, but have encountered them previously in Europe.

Photos

The photos shown below were taken in Europe (Germany) in 2006 and in June 2010.

Frontal view of a White Stork still ruffled from preening

Lateral view of a White Stork

The same bird as above, seen from behind

White Stork in flight

Nest

Pair of White Storks on their enormous nest

Three fledgling White Storks in their nest; these were already capable of rising from the nest when flapping their wings

Food

White Storks prey on small animals in wetlands, such as e.g. frogs, snakes, lizards or crustaceans.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.