Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Ciconiidae)


Nest

Tracks

Migratory Nester; Territory: None
Length: 95-100cm; Wingspan: 145-155cm; Weight: 3000g;
3-5 Eggs: April - June (35-36 Days); Young: June - August (63-71 Days)
Migration, by Day: March - April (Earliest: 4.3), August - September
Moult: June - August

Biotopes:
Wet Meadows

Streams

Beech Forest
Nest:
(4 - 25 m)

Fagus sylvatica

Pseudotsuga menziesii
Principal Food:
Rana temporaria

Orthoptera


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