| Description |
Adults |
- identical males and females
- white head, body and tail
- white wings with black remiges
- red beak and legs
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|
Young |
- identical to adults
- big brown remiges
- black beak, turning brown then red
- reddisch brown legs
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|
 |
Total length Wingspan
Average weight
Voice |
about 1 meter - 160 cm
3000 - 4000 g
The white Stork has a cracking call |
| Reproduction |
Sexual maturity Egg laying |
2-3 years 3-5 white eggs (110 g) hatching at 2 to 3 days intervals
(different hatchings) resulting in chicks of different sizes
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Incubation Length of stay in the nest |
31-32 days (the
parenting responsibility is shared by both adults) 54-68
days |
| Food |
insects,
earthworms and other invertebrates, sometimes small mammals and frogs
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| Mortality |
60 - 75
% of the young before one year
20 - 25 % of the adults each year, essentially because of electric lines and other cables,
and also because of ... hunting !
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| Longevity |
a
Storck reached the age of 39 |
