Oriental stork | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Ciconiiformes |
Family: | Ciconiidae |
Genus: | Ciconia |
Species: | C. boyciana
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Binomial name | |
Ciconia boyciana R. Swinhoe, 1873
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Distribution map of Oriental stork Yellow: breeding Blue: non breeding |
The Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana; traditional Chinese: 東方白鸛; simplified Chinese: 东方白鹳; pinyin: dōngfāng bái guàn; Japanese: コウノトリ Konotori[3]) is a large, white bird with black-feathered wings in the stork family Ciconiidae.