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Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
| Armenian Name: | Սև արագիլ |
|---|---|
| Species Status: | Endangered Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 5 for Black Stork and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
|---|---|
| Abundance: | Rare |
| Length: | 95-100 cm, Wing Span:145-155 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 21. |
| Adult: | Black above glossed with purple-green; dark head and neck contrast with white lower breast and belly. Bill, area around eye, and legs are red. |
| Juvenile: | Browner with gray-green bill and legs. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from White Stork by black head, neck, and upperparts. |
| Behavior: | Hunts in shallow wetlands. Flies with neck extended; more flapping and less soaring than White Stork. |
| Habitat: | Mountain steppe, typically near forested areas; lakes, fish ponds. |
| Food: | Fish, aquatic insects, amphibians, other small animals. |
| Nest: | Large platform of twigs in tall tree or on cliff; only documented nest in Armenia was in a shallow cave in cliff. |
| Eggs: | 65 mm, 3-5, white. |
