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Oriental stork

Ciconia boyciana Swinhoe, 1873

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The oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana) is a species in the family Ciconiidae, order Ciconiiformes. Recorded adults weigh 3.34 kg to 4.85 kg and live up to 39 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)
Photo: spaceaero2 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the oriental stork

Weight
3.34 kg – 4.85 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.95 m – 2 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
39 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
48.1 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
33.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
3.5 years – 4 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the oriental stork?

ORIENTAL STORK · WINGSPAN 2 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the oriental stork is about 1.2 times the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

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Where does the oriental stork live?

Not recorded

What is the oriental stork?

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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 Kounotori; Korean: 황새 Hwangsae) is a large, white bird with black-feathered wings in the stork family Ciconiidae.

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Is the oriental stork endangered?

The oriental stork is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.

How is the oriental stork classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCiconiiformes
  5. familyCiconiidae
  6. genusCiconia
  7. SpeciesCiconia boyciana Swinhoe, 1873

Synonyms Ciconia ciconia boyciana

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Boyce's storkEnglish
  • Boyce's storkEnglish
  • Eastern white storkEnglish
  • Japanese white storkEnglish
  • Japanese white storkEnglish
  • Oriental white storkEnglish
  • Oriental white storkEnglish
  • Oriental white storkEnglish
  • لقلق شرقيArabic
  • لقلق أبيض شرقيArabic
  • Черноклюн щъркелBulgarian
  • C'hwibon ar reterBreton
  • cigonya orientalCatalan
  • Шим нерӓн цӓрлӓнгӹMari
  • čáp východníCzech
  • ciconia gwyn y DwyrainWelsh
  • ManchurerstorkDanish
  • Manchurisk StorkDanish
  • SchwarzschnabelstorchGerman
  • orienta cikonioEsperanto
  • Cigüeña orientalSpanish
  • Cigüeña Blanca CoreanaSpanish
  • ida-toonekurgEstonian
  • idänkattohaikaraFinnish
  • Cigogne orientaleFrench
  • Cigogne à bec noirFrench
  • Storc oirthearachIrish
  • חסידה מזרחיתHebrew
  • feketecsőrű gólyaHungarian
  • Cicogna orientaleItalian
  • コウノトリJapanese
  • 황새Korean
  • kininis gandrasLithuanian
  • melnknābja stārķisLatvian
  • ZwartsnavelooievaarDutch
  • svartnebbstorkNorwegian
  • bocian czarnodziobyPolish
  • cegonha-orientalPortuguese
  • Дальневосточный аистRussian
  • bocian čiernozobýSlovak
  • Crnokljuna rodaSerbian
  • amurstorkSwedish
  • Oriyental LeylekTurkish
  • лелека далекосхіднийUkrainian
  • 东方白鹳Chinese
  • 東方白鸛Chinese

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Relatives of the oriental stork

Other species in the same genus Ciconia.

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Common questions

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How big is the oriental stork?

An adult oriental stork weighs 3.34 kg – 4.85 kg and has a wingspan of 1.95 m – 2 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the oriental stork endangered?

The oriental stork is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the oriental stork live?

The oriental stork has a recorded lifespan of 39 years.

What kind of animal is the oriental stork?

The oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana) belongs to the family Ciconiidae in the order Ciconiiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{oriental_stork_2026,
  title = {Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-stork},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}