Ciconia nigra
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Do not handle an injured bird bare-handed; it jabs at the eyes with its long pointed bill. Cover it with a cloth and call wildlife authorities. It is also extremely shy: approaching a nest disrupts incubation and can kill the chicks, so keep well away.
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From below, black to the chest with only the belly and undertail white, whereas the white stork's body is entirely white
At close range the black plumage shows green and purple metallic gloss
Red bill and legs, with a ring of bare red skin around the eye
Nests in old forest trees or on remote cliff ledges far from people, never on village chimneys
Wary and near-silent, flushing while the observer is still far away
Virtually silent away from the nest, giving weak whistles and grunts in display
