genus
Ciconia
Ciconia is a genus in the family Ciconiidae. This database currently files 9 species under it, 2 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 9
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 89%
- Weight range
- 1.4 kg – 4.85 kg
Best-known members of Ciconia
Ranked by popularity score.

White stork
Ciconia ciconia

Black stork
Ciconia nigra

Asian woolly-necked stork
Ciconia episcopus

Abdim's stork
Ciconia abdimii

Oriental stork
Ciconia boyciana

Maguari stork
Ciconia maguari

Storm's stork
Ciconia stormi

African woolly-necked stork
Ciconia microscelis
How threatened is Ciconia?
8 of 9 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 2 | 25% |
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 13% |
| LCLeast Concern | 5 | 63% |
All species in Ciconia
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White stork | Ciconia ciconia | Ciconiidae | Least Concern | 3.45 kg | Not recorded |
| Black stork | Ciconia nigra | Ciconiidae | Least Concern | 2.93 kg | Not recorded |
| Asian woolly-necked stork | Ciconia episcopus | Ciconiidae | Near Threatened | 2.06 kg | Not recorded |
| Abdim's stork | Ciconia abdimii | Ciconiidae | Least Concern | 1.4 kg | Not recorded |
| Oriental stork | Ciconia boyciana | Ciconiidae | Endangered | 4.85 kg | Not recorded |
| Maguari stork | Ciconia maguari | Ciconiidae | Least Concern | 4 kg | Not recorded |
| Storm's stork | Ciconia stormi | Ciconiidae | Endangered | 2.06 kg | Not recorded |
| African woolly-necked stork | Ciconia microscelis | Ciconiidae | Least Concern | 2.06 kg | Not recorded |
| Asphalt stork | Ciconia maltha | Ciconiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |