Storm's Stork - Ciconia stormi

Saw this Storm's Stork - Ciconia stormi during an early morning river cruise. It was raining earlier in the morning and this particular individual was seen perched high up on a dead tree sunning and preening its feathers. It stayed at the same place for a long time and we spend around 30 minutes with it.

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Christine Young

Lion

Fantastic spotting! Posted 5 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Whoa, had never heard of this bird, apparently for good reasons because it is so rare. Very valuable spotting, Albert! Posted 5 years ago

The Storm's stork

Storm's stork 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.

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Similar species: Storks

Species identified by Albert Kang