Abdim's Stork

Ciconia abdimii

Summary 2

The Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii), also known as white-bellied stork, is a black stork with grey legs, red knees and feet, grey bill and white underparts. It has red facial skin in front of eye and blue skin near the bill in breeding season. It is the smallest species of stork, at 73 cm (29 in) and a weight of just over 1 kg (2.2 lbs). The female lays two to three eggs and is slightly smaller than the male.

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  1. (c) Brian Ralphs, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ciconia_abdimii_Kalahara_En_Route_from_Grootkolk_047.jpg
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciconia_abdimii

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