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Storm's Stork

Herons, Storks & Bitterns

Ciconia stormi

Basic stats

Diet

Fish, frogs, small vertebrates

Habitat

Undisturbed lowland and swamp forest along rivers

Range

Sumatra, Borneo

Clutch size

2–3 eggs (typical for storks)

Incubation period

About 30 days (typical for storks)

Size

Large (75–91cm)

Wingspan

~180cm

Weight

~2–2.7kg

One of the rarest storks in the world, with a global population estimated in the low thousands, found almost exclusively in undisturbed lowland and swamp forest along rivers in Sumatra and Borneo.

Usually seen singly or in pairs, perched in tall riverside trees or soaring on thermals above the canopy. Kinabatangan and Trusan Sugut are among the more consistent sites for this genuinely rare and highly sought-after species.

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