Stork

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Kingdom: Animalia phylum Chordata class: Aves Upclass: Neornithes Infraclass: Neognathae Superordo: Neoaves Ordo: Ciconiiformes Family Ciconiidae Gray, 1840
Genera
Anastomus Ciconia Ephippiorhynchus Jabiru Leptoptilos Mycteria

Mycteria leucocephala

Stork is the name for a bird of the family Ciconiidae. Body large, long-legged, long-necked birds but shorter than egrets, and has a large beak, strong and thick.

 Stork can be found in warm temperate regions. Habitat in drier areas than birds egrets and Ibis. Food in the form of frogs, fish, insects, worms, small birds and small mammals of wetlands and beaches.

 Stork does not have a syrinx that organ sound is muted. Half of which is pitted against his partner is a way to communicate replace voice calls.

 Stork is a migrant shore birds, fly away in a manner utilizing floating hot air flow so as to save power. Photo Stork bird in flight by Ottomar Anschütz (1884) was the inspiration to make the glider Otto Lilienthal used to fly kites at the end of the 19th century.

 Stork is a heavy bird with a wing span wide. Species Leptoptilos crumeniferus basket of Africa has 3.2 meter wing, thus dubbed the "land bird with a wing span of the longest in the world" competition with Condor bird of the Andes

 Nest is used for several years, are very large, up to 2 meters in diameter. and a depth of 3 meters nest. Stork never thought to be monogamous, but it is not always true. Stork tend to be loyal to the nest and mate, but may also change partners after migration or migrate without being accompanied by her partner.

 Body large, monogamous, and fidelity to nesting birds make Stork is often used as a symbol of happiness carrier in many cultures and mythologies.

White stork Ciconia ciconia

 

 

 

 Species

• Family Ciconiidae
  • Genus Mycteria
    • Bangau Bluwok atau Wilwo (Mycteria cinerea)
    • Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis)
    • Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
    • Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
  • Genus Anastomus
    • Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans)
    • African Openbill Stork (Anastomus lamelligerus)
  • Genus Ciconia
    • Bangau hitam, Ndao atau Bangau Sandang-lawe ( Ciconia episcopus)
    • Bangau Hutan Rawa, Bangau storm (Ciconia stormi)
    • Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimii)
    • Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)
    • Oriental White Stork (Ciconia boyciana)
    • White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
    • Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
  • Genus Ephippiorhynchus
    • Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)
    • Saddle-billed Stork ( Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
  • Genus Jabiru
    • Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)
  • Genus Leptoptilos
    • Bangau Tongtong atau Jenggot Solah (Leptoptilos javanicus)
    • Greater Adjutant ( Leptoptilos dubius)
    • Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

symbolism

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) is the symbol of The Hague in the Netherlands and the unofficial symbol of the Polish state which owns 25 percent of the overall type of Stork.

In Western culture, Stork bird is used as a symbol of the birth of a baby. The story of the birth of a baby who was brought by a stork is a bedtime story from the Netherlands and Germany to the north. Storks nesting on the roof of the house believed to be blessed with good luck and happiness inhabitants.

In the Victorian era, when the discussion of reproductive function is still considered taboo, a small child questions about the origin of the baby's birth was answered with a fairy tale brought the arrival of a baby bird Stork.

In popular culture, often depicted flying bird Stork brings baby paved with a piece of cloth that ends tied and hanged on a part. In the upper lip, upper eyelid, and the nape of newborns often found patches of reddish pink believed to be former Stork bird beak clasps. These patches are called a salmon patch which is a vascular birthmark that will go away