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Ciconiiformes

Ciconiiformes is an order in the class Aves. This database currently files 24 species under it, 3 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed
24
Threatened
3
Countries recorded
1
With a free photo
83%
Weight range
1.08 kg – 9.05 kg

What is in Ciconiiformes?

8 families filed directly under this order.

  1. Ciconiidae

    white stork, black stork, marabou stork, asian openbill …

    23 species

  2. Palaelodidae

    Palaelodus aotearoa

    1 species

  3. Agnopteridae

    0 species

  4. Neocathartidae

    0 species

  5. Osteodontornis

    0 species

  6. Plataleidae

    0 species

  7. Scaniornithidae

    0 species

  8. Torotigidae

    0 species

Best-known members of Ciconiiformes

Ranked by popularity score.

LC, Least Concern
Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)

Jabiru

Jabiru mycteria

Ciconiidae

How threatened is Ciconiiformes?

20 of 24 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
ENEndangered315%
NTNear Threatened420%
LCLeast Concern1365%

Where is Ciconiiformes found?

Species on file in this order listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Australia: 1 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia1

All species in Ciconiiformes

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
White storkCiconia ciconiaCiconiidaeLeast Concern3.45 kgNot recorded
Black storkCiconia nigraCiconiidaeLeast Concern2.93 kgNot recorded
Marabou storkLeptoptilos crumeniferCiconiidaeLeast Concern6.07 kgNot recorded
Asian openbillAnastomus oscitansCiconiidaeLeast Concern1.59 kgNot recorded
Asian woolly-necked storkCiconia episcopusCiconiidaeNear Threatened2.06 kgNot recorded
JabiruJabiru mycteriaCiconiidaeLeast Concern6 kgNot recorded
Saddle-billed storkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisCiconiidaeNear Threatened6.16 kgNot recorded
African openbillAnastomus lamelligerusCiconiidaeLeast Concern1.08 kgNot recorded
Yellow-billed storkMycteria ibisCiconiidaeLeast Concern2.16 kgNot recorded
Black-necked storkEphippiorhynchus asiaticusCiconiidaeLeast Concern4.1 kg1
Greater adjutantLeptoptilos dubiusCiconiidaeNear Threatened9.05 kgNot recorded
Painted storkMycteria leucocephalaCiconiidaeLeast Concern3.18 kgNot recorded
Abdim's storkCiconia abdimiiCiconiidaeLeast Concern1.4 kgNot recorded
Lesser adjutantLeptoptilos javanicusCiconiidaeNear Threatened4.65 kgNot recorded
Wood storkMycteria americanaCiconiidaeLeast Concern2.55 kgNot recorded
Oriental storkCiconia boycianaCiconiidaeEndangered4.85 kgNot recorded
Milky storkMycteria cinereaCiconiidaeEndangered2.39 kgNot recorded
Maguari storkCiconia maguariCiconiidaeLeast Concern4 kgNot recorded
Storm's storkCiconia stormiCiconiidaeEndangered2.06 kgNot recorded
African woolly-necked storkCiconia microscelisCiconiidaeLeast Concern2.06 kgNot recorded
Asphalt storkCiconia malthaCiconiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPalaelodus aotearoaPalaelodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Wetmore's storkMycteria wetmoreiCiconiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedIbis strictiprnnisCiconiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded