Oriental white stork

(Ciconia boyciana)

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Description

The eastern stork is larger than the white stork,and has a length of 100-129 cm (measured from the tip of the beak to the end of the tail),a height of 110-150 cm,and weighs between 2.8 and 5.9 kg.It has a wingspan of 222 cm.It differs also White Stork by having red skin around the eye,an iris white and a black peak.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Ciconiiformes
Family:Ciconiidae
Genus:Ciconia
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