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WHITE STORK
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| Characteristics: |
With a length of just under 1 m and a wingspan of approx. 1.60 m, this huge bird is familiar to almost every bird lover. White plumage, half black wings, a red bill and long red stilt-type legs. Males and females have identical colouring. Young White Storks have similar plumage but have a duller red bill with a darker tip. |
| Call: |
A rapid, stiff sounding knocking with the bill is typical for the White Stork. The call is an instrumental sound and it can also make sibilant sounds. Its loud utterances are heard almost only during the breeding season and the knocking sound principally when mates greet each other in the eyrie.
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| Habitat: |
Breeds mostly in areas of human habitation and infrequently in the trees of woodlands. Forages in fields/marshy meadows and around bodies of water.
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| Distribution: |
Summer visitor to Central and
Southern Europe, arriving in March and departing in September. A rare
visitor to Britain, but a few occur every year. |
| Biology: |
Varied diet ranging from amphibians and fish to small rodents and insects. The large eyrie made from branches and twigs can be found on rooftops or less frequently in high trees. The cup is lined with softer materials. The female lays between 3 and 5 white eggs. Clutches from March, 1 brood a year.
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