Order: Ciconiiformes - Family: Ciconiidae Status: Occasional - Scarce. Habitat: Ponds

All records since January 2014

© J. Simón Tagtachian
Rear third of body black. Red legs.
© J. Simón Tagtachian
Red loral. Yellow iris. Straight bill dark-tipped.
© Hugo Hulsberg
© J. Simón Tagtachian
© Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
The tail looks white with black sides

Adult

Juvenile
16 3 13 © María Claudia Kleid Blackish brown. Chanes into white 22 12 14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Diet
7-2-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian It forages in land and water. It eats fish, frogs, small mammals, snakes and invertebrates.

Records of flocks

11 1 14 © J. Simón Tagtachian 11 1 14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

16 3 13 © Francisco González Táboas On Saturday, 16th a flock of storks was observed from inside the reserve by Francisco who estimated " about 50 o 60 individuals flying in circles above the Covimet area or far south". From the garden of "Ernesto de la Cárcova" Museum, outside the reserve, María Claudia, also captured images of a flock and adds that "they were heading north from Costanera Sur". Photos were taken with some time apart. They must be different flocks. There are too many individuals with black wings. They are still immature birds. 16 3 13 © María Claudia Kleid 16 3 13 © María Claudia Kleid

11 9 11 © Carlos Gonzalez Ledo A group of more than fourty individuals was seen moving in south-north direction

2 7 11 © J. Simón Tagtachian Groups of 10 individuals each were seen moving north

9-2002 © Alberto Gurni

More photographic records since January 2013