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The White Stork is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average 100–115 cm from beak tip to end of tail, with a 155–215 cm wingspan. The two subspecies, which differ slightly in size, breed in Europe, northwestern Africa, southwestern Asia and southern Africa.

Similar species: Storks
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Kathryn Robbins

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Uploaded Oct 20, 2012. Captured Oct 22, 2010 11:41.
  • DSC-W55
  • f/5.2
  • 10/2000s
  • ISO100
  • 18.9mm