Wildlifeof Nepal
White Stork
Storks, Herons, Ibises & Pelicans
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Basic stats
Diet
Insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals and small birds
Habitat
Wetland
Clutch size
Usually 4 eggs
Incubation period
33–34 days
Size
100–115cm; wingspan 155–215cm
The white stork is a large stork with mainly white plumage and black wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks and measure 100–115 cm from beak tip to tail end, with a wingspan of 155–215 cm. It is a carnivore, eating a wide range of insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals and small birds. The young leave the nest 58–64 days after hatching and are fed for another 7–20 days (Wikipedia, general species account).
When migrating it avoids crossing the Mediterranean, because the thermals it soars on do not form over water. Each year the female can lay one clutch of usually four eggs, which hatch after 33–34 days; both parents incubate and feed the young (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the White Stork eat?
- Insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals and small birds
- What habitat does the White Stork live in?
- Wetland
- How many eggs does the White Stork lay?
- Usually 4 eggs
- How long are the eggs of the White Stork incubated?
- 33–34 days
- How big is the White Stork?
- 100–115cm; wingspan 155–215cm