Marabou stork

The marabou stork is a terrestrial, sedentary omnivore of grassland habitat. It lays 1 clutch per year with a clutch size of 2.2, incubates eggs for 30 days, reaches sexual maturity at 4 years, and is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Weight

5.7 kg – 7.1 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Wingspan

2.25 m – 2.87 msrc for Wingspan

Lifespan

41 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Omnivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

44.7 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

grasslandsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

30 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

2.2src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

4 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The marabou stork is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderCiconiiformes
5. familyCiconiidae
6. genusLeptoptilos
7. SpeciesLeptoptilos crumenifer (R. P. Lesson, 1831)

Synonyms Ciconia argala, Ciconia crumenifera, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, Leptoptilus crumeniferus, Leptotilus crumeniferus

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NT, Near Threatened

Greater adjutant

Leptoptilos dubius

Ciconiidae

NT, Near Threatened

Lesser adjutant

Leptoptilos javanicus

Ciconiidae

CompareMarabou stork vs Greater adjutantMarabou stork vs Lesser adjutant

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@misc{marabou_stork_2026,
  title = {Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marabou-stork},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}