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Ciconiidae

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Ciconiidae [‚si·kə′nī·ə‚dē]
(vertebrate zoology)
The tree storks, a family of wading birds in the order Ciconiiformes.


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Factfile The black stork (Ciconia nigra)is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae It is all black except for the white belly and its red bill and legs Like all storks, it flies with its neck outstretched It breeds in large marshy wetlands with interspersed coniferous or broadleafed woodlands, but inhabits also hills and mountains with sufficient network of creeks It builds a stick nest high in trees.
falcinellus (Linnaeus), glossy ibis I R Family Ciconiidae (storks) Mycteria americana Linnaeus, wood stork S R Family Cathartidae (American vultures) Cathartes aura (Linnaeus), turkey vulture I C Coragyps atratus (Bechstein), black vulture S R Order Anseriformes (swans, geese, and ducks) Family Anatidae (swans, geese and ducks) Aix sponsa (Linnaeus), wood duck I C Anas acuta Linnaeus, northern pintail I O A.
 
 
 
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