Ciconia ciconia
Identification suggestions (from the community or from AI) and the information here may be wrong; this app never confirms that anything is safe to eat. Do not consume wild plants, mushrooms or seafood without expert confirmation. Nothing here is medical advice.
Healthy birds do not attack people, but never pick up an injured or exhausted stork bare-handed: it defends itself by jabbing the long pointed bill at the face and eyes. Cover it with a thick cloth and call wildlife authorities or a vet. Dead wild birds should not be handled either.
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Body all white with the rear half of the spread wing solid black; on a standing bird only the area around the tail looks black
Bill and legs bright coral red
Flies and soars with the neck stretched forward, whereas herons fold the neck back into an S
Huge stick nest on a chimney, pole or minaret that grows year after year, with the bird standing upright in it
Practically voiceless; throws its head back and clatters the bill instead of calling
Almost voiceless, communicating by bill-clattering
