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White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
(C. c. ciconia)
| Armenian Name: | Սպիտակ արագիլ |
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See Plate 5 for White Stork and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 100-115 cm, Wing Span:155-165 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 22. |
| Description: | White head, neck, and body, and black flight feathers. |
| Adult: | Bill and legs red. |
| Juvenile: | Bill and legs gray-pink. |
| Behavior: | Often soars. Feeds singly or in large flocks. Elaborate greeting displays with loud bill clapping occur at nest during breeding season. |
| Habitat: | Ponds, marshes, fields, rural and suburban areas. |
| Food: | Small fish, aquatic insects, amphibians, reptiles. |
| Nest: | Bulky platform of sticks and dry vines on roofs, chimneys, towers, and poles. |
| Eggs: | 73 mm, 4, chalky white. |
