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Abdim's Stork vs Maguari Stork

Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimii)

Abdim's Stork

Ciconia abdimii

Large1.4 kgGrassland

Ciconia abdimii is a black stork with grey legs, red knees and feet, grey bill and white underparts. It has red facial skin in front of the eye and blue skin near the bill in breeding season. It is the smallest species of stork, at 73 cm (29 in) and a weight of just over 1 kg (2.2 lb).

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Photo: Hobbyfotowiki · CC0
Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)

Maguari Stork

Ciconia maguari

Huge4.0 kgGrassland

Voice: Adults utter wheezing, hissing, disyllabic whistles during up-down greeting displays at the nests about every 1–1.5 seconds. These whistles are slower and lower pitched than the corresponding vocalisations of other Ciconia, but sound similar to those of the Abdim's stork and the woolly-necked stork.

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Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

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