White Stork

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25352
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White Stork

Summary

White Stork is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,371 views/month, #936 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • White Stork received the Bird of the Year[3].
  • White Stork received the Bird of the Year[4].
  • White Stork received the Bird of the Year[5].
  • White Stork received the Bird of the Year[6].
  • White Stork's instance of is recorded as taxon[7].
  • White Stork is classified at the rank of species[8].
  • White Stork's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[9].
  • White Stork is classified within Ciconia[10].
  • White Stork is endemic to Thol Lake[11].
  • White Stork is endemic to Little Rann of Kutch[12].
  • White Stork's scientific name is Ciconia ciconia[13].
  • White Stork's Commons category is recorded as Ciconia ciconia[14].
  • White Stork's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ciconia ciconia[15].
  • White Stork's Commons gallery is recorded as Ciconia ciconia[16].
  • White Stork's main food source is recorded as insect[17].
  • White Stork's main food source is recorded as Gryllidae[18].
  • White Stork's main food source is recorded as locust[19].
  • White Stork's main food source is recorded as grasshopper[20].
  • White Stork's main food source is recorded as earthworm[21].
  • White Stork's main food source is recorded as Reptilia[22].
  • White Stork's main food source is recorded as Amphibia[23].
  • White Stork's main food source is recorded as edible frog[24].
  • White Stork's main food source is recorded as Rana temporaria[25].
  • White Stork's main food source is recorded as vole[26].
  • White Stork's main food source is recorded as mole[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, White Stork is Ciconia ciconia[13]. It is classified at the rank of species[8]. It is classified within Ciconia[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[28], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißstorch'}[29], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cigüeña blanca'}[30], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Cicogna bianca'}[31], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cigogne blanche'}[32], and {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Witooievaar'}[33].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Thol Lake[11] and Little Rann of Kutch[12].

Identifiers

White Stork's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8928[34]. White Stork's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45513558[35]. White Stork's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481912[36]. White Stork's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174907[37].

Why It Matters

White Stork ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,371 views/month, #936 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What awards did White Stork receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3], Bird of the Year[4], Bird of the Year[5], and Bird of the Year[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . nabu.de. Retrieved . nabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . nabu.de. Retrieved . nabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [35] . wikidata.org.
  16. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main food source insect, Gryllidae, locust +9
    Wingspan {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.91'}
    Endemic to Thol Lake, Little Rann of Kutch
    Regional conservation status Endangered status
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28428, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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