White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Science Article 12 abstract The environmental conditions that migratory birds experience during their stay at different locations throughout the year can have significant impact on the variation of annual survival rates. Because migrants often crowd during non-breeding, environmental conditions can affect survival rates of individuals originating from different breeding populations, thus […]
Category: Ciconiidae
Development of thermoregulatory ability during ontogeny in the White Stork Ciconia ciconia
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Science Article 1 abstract The development of thermoregulation abilities in White Stork Ciconia ciconia nestlings was examined. Our results showed that body mass, and not age, was the best predictor for thermoregulatory ability despite what was found in passerines. White Stork nestlings did not develop their thermoregulatory abilities abruptly since their […]
Time budget, habitat use and breeding success of White Storks Ciconia ciconia under variable foraging conditions during the breeding season in Switzerland.
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Science Article 9 abstract Following its extinction in 1950, the White Stork Ciconia ciconia was reintroduced to Switzerland. We analysed time budget, habitat use and breeding success of 28 breeding pairs at five sites in 1994. At two sites the adults were given extra food daily (SF), at the others no […]
Flight behaviour of White Stork Ciconia ciconia on their migration over southern Israel
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Science Article 8 abstract More than 200 flight paths of White Storks were recorded during spring and autumn 1991/92 at two sites in southern Israel by tracking radar. White Storks did not adapt flight behaviour to maximize cross-country speed as predicted by theory. Gliding airspeed was not adjusted to climb rate […]
Resource-dependent weather effect in the reproduction of the White Stork Ciconia ciconia.
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Science Article 11 abstract Weather affects the breeding success of White Stork Ciconia ciconia, but the effect has not been studied in the context of different food resources or habitat quality. The aim of this study was to determine whether the impact of weather conditions on breeding success was dependent on […]
Conservation measures based on migration research in whitestorks (Ciconia ciconia, Ciconia boyciana)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Science Article 6 abstract For over a decade, we have been using satellite tracking to study the migration of white storks (Ciconia ciconia) alongtheir eastern migration route from Europe to southern Africa. About 120 individuals have been monitored by satellite-trackingto determine the route of the journey, choice of staging areas and […]
MAGUARI STORK NESTING: JUVENILE GROWTH AND BEHAVIOR
Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari) Science Article 1 abstract Although it has a wide range in tropical South America, the Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari) is poorly known. In an 11-yr study of its breeding biology in the llanos ofVenezuela I found the mean clutch size for 3 yr to be 3.2 eggs. The young hatched synchronously […]
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ciconiidae | [latin] Ciconia ciconia | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] White Stork | [FR] Cigogne blanche | [DE] Weissstorch | [ES] Ciguena Blanca | [NL] Ooievaar Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Storks are rather well represented in the world fossil record, although no comprehensive review of them has been attempted. The […]
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ciconiidae | [latin] Mycteria americana | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Wood Stork | [FR] Tantale d’Amerique | [DE] Waldstorch | [ES] Tantalo Americano | [NL] Kaalkopooievaar Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Mycteria americana NA, LA se USA to n Argentina Genus Mycteria is a genus of large tropical storks […]
Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ciconiidae | [latin] Ciconia episcopus | [authority] Boddaert, 1783 | [UK] Woolly-necked Stork | [FR] Cigogne episcopale | [DE] Wollhals-Storch | [ES] Ciguena de Cuello Blanco | [NL] Bisschopsooievaar Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Storks are rather well represented in the world fossil record, although no comprehensive review of them has been […]