The white stork.
Spread all over the world, 19 types of storks live.
In the Netherlands, only one stork species is bred: the white stork (Ciconia ciconia).
It is about one meter tall and its body is predominantly white.
Only the bullets in the wings are black, a feature that is well-known in flight, as well as the stretched neck and legs. The flight stretched neck and legs. The hovering behavior is another important feature.
Adult storks have a fairly long pointed red beak and long red legs. In young birds the black or flesh-colored legs and beak gradually become red. The sexes are not or hardly distinguished from each other. Males are on average a bit larger and have a sharp beak, but only in mating is to determine what a male or female is. The span width - that is the distance from the wing tip to the wing tip - of a mature stork can be 2.50 meters. Storks can grow old. The age of more than 30 years occurs. The areas in which the stork grows are located throughout Europe, the Middle East, West and Central Asia and North West Africa. In addition, South Africa is nestled here and there.
