| Milky stork | |
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| An individual foraging among bulrush in Singapore | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Mycteria |
| Species: | M. cinerea
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycteria cinerea (Raffles, 1822)
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| resident extant range | |
The milky stork (Mycteria cinerea) is a stork species inhabiting predominantly mangroves in Southeast Asia. It is native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is currently included in the genus Mycteria, is around 91–97 cm (36–38 in) tall, with a wingspan of 43.5–50 cm (17.1–19.7 in) and a tail around 14.5–17 cm (5.7–6.7 in). Its plumage is white apart from a few feathers at the wings and tail. Since the 1980's, the global milky stork population has declined from 5,000 to 2,000 individuals due to habitat destruction, overfishing and illegal smuggling of chicks. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Mycteria cinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697651A93627701. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697651A93627701.en. Retrieved 18 January 2022.