Ciconiidae

Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823

Ciconia abdimii, or Abdim's stork, is the smallest stork species native to Africa and Yemen, classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ciconia ciconia, the white stork, is a large distinctive bird with a wide breeding range that migrates to wintering grounds in Africa and India.

Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ciconia nigra, the black stork, is a large migratory bird with distinct black plumage, found across Eurasia and Africa.

Ciconia stormi (W.Blasius, 1896)

Ciconia stormi, or Storm's stork, is a medium-sized black-and-white stork found in lowland forests of Southeast Asia.

Ciconia episcopus (Boddaert, 1783)

Ciconia episcopus, the woolly-necked stork, is a medium-sized tropical stork widespread across Asian wetlands and agricultural landscapes.

Ciconia boyciana Swinhoe, 1873

Ciconia boyciana, the Oriental stork, is a large stork species found across East Asia and Siberia.

Ciconia maguari (Gmelin, 1789)

The maguari stork is a large South American wetland stork, one of three New World stork species, similar to but larger than the white stork.

Ciconia microscelis G.R.Gray, 1848

Ciconia microscelis, the African woolly-necked stork, is a medium-sized stork that lives and breeds across much of tropical Africa.

Mycteria americana Linnaeus, 1758

Mycteria americana, the wood stork, is a large wading bird found across the Americas that lives in tropical and subtropical wetlands.

Mycteria leucocephala (Pennant, 1769)

Mycteria leucocephala, the painted stork, is a medium-large Asian stork that lives in wetlands and feeds mainly on small fish.

Mycteria ibis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Mycteria ibis, the yellow-billed stork, is a medium-sized African stork with distinctive plumage and variable migratory habits.

Mycteria cinerea (Raffles, 1822)

The milky stork (Mycteria cinerea) is an Endangered stork native to Southeast Asian mangroves, with a declining population.

Leptoptilos javanicus (Horsfield, 1821)

Leptoptilos javanicus, the lesser adjutant, is a large stork found across South and Southeast Asia with specific breeding ecology in agricultural landscapes.

Leptoptilos dubius (Gmelin, 1789)

Leptoptilos dubius, the greater adjutant, is a large endangered stork found today only in India and Cambodia.

Leptoptilos crumenifer (R.P.Lesson, 1831)

Leptoptilos crumenifer, the marabou stork, is a large African stork used for its down in clothing and fishing lures.

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790)

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus, the black-necked stork, is a large wetland stork found across South Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and northern Australia.

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (Shaw, 1800)

The saddle-billed stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, is a large African stork with distinct plumage and feeding habits.

Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein, 1819)

Jabiru mycteria is the tallest flying bird of Central and South America, an opportunistic large stork.

Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert, 1783)

Anastomus oscitans, the Asian openbill stork, is a small stork native to South and Southeast Asia that feeds mainly on large molluscs.

Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck, 1823

African openbill is a stork species found in African wetlands, currently facing targeted deliberate poisoning in Kenya.