Photo by Joe Pan
- Ciconia stormi
Identification
91cm. Black and white plumage, red bill, orange bare facial skin, red legs and yellow orbital skin. Both sexes are similar. The young has duller plumage and bare skin.
Distribution
Sumatra, Mentawai Islands, Borneo and peninsular Malaya.
Taxonomy
It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the Asian Woolly-necked Stork.
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forest and freshwater.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fish.
Breeding
2 eggs are laid in stick platform nest high in trees canopy.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Storm's Stork. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Storm%27s_Stork
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
