Storm’s stork

(Ciconia stormi)

Description

The Storm's stork (Ciconia stormi) is a medium-sized stork species that occurs primarily in lowland tropical forests of Indonesia,Malaysia and southern Thailand.It is considered to be the rarest of all storks,and is estimated to number less than 500 wild individuals throughout its geographic range.The population has long been in decline and the primary cause is widely considered to be deforestation of its native habitat.

Taxonomic tree:

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