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The Black stork (Ciconia nigra) belongs to the family Ciconiidae under the order Ciconiiformes.
Black stork taxonomy
The Ciconiidae is the family of large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. The Ciconiidae is the only family presently kept under the order Ciconiiformes.The family Ciconiidae was first introduced by John Edward Gray, FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875), a British zoologist, in the year 1840.
The family Ciconiidae contains six genera, viz., Mycteria, Leptoptilos, Jabiru, Ephippiorhynchus, Ciconia and Anastomus.
The genus Ciconia was described by Mathurin Jacques Brisson (30 April 1723 – 23 June 1806), a French zoologist and natural philosopher, in the year 1760.
The genus Ciconia comprises seven extant species, viz., Ciconia abdimii, Ciconia boyciana, Ciconia stormi, Ciconia nigra, Ciconia maguari, Ciconia ciconia and Ciconia episcopus.
The species Ciconia nigra (black stork) was first described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758. The species Ciconia nigra is monotypic.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Ciconia nigra |
| Species: | C. nigra |
| Genus: | Ciconia |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Black stork - Ciconia nigra Image by Lennart Tange |
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| 2.Black stork - Ciconia nigra Image by Johann Jaritz |
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| 3.Black stork - Ciconia nigra Image by מינוזיג - MinoZig |
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| 4.Black stork - Ciconia nigra Image by Soner Bekir |
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| 5.Black stork - Ciconia nigra Image by Blacktom1961 |
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| 6.Black stork - Ciconia nigra Image by Frank Vassen |
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| 7.Black stork - Ciconia nigra Image by Nik Borrow |
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| 8.Black stork - Ciconia nigra Image by Charles J Sharp |
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| 9.Black stork - Ciconia nigra juvenile Image by מינוזיג - MinoZig |
1.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lennartt/8459608272/ (cropped)
Author: Lennart Tange | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 7/9/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poertschach_Moosburger_Strasse_Muehlbach_Schwarzstorch_26062015_1272.jpg (cropped)
Author: Johann Jaritz | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 7/9/18
3.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Black_stork_(Ciconia_nigra).jpg (cropped)
Author: מינוזיג - MinoZig | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/9/18
4.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kara_leylek.jpg (cropped)
Author: Soner Bekir | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/9/18
5.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Blacktom1961 | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/9/18
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/42244964@N03/16730567553/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Frank Vassen | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 7/9/18
7.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/128578170@N06/38703320034/ (cropped)
Author: Nik Borrow | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 7/9/18
8.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Charles J Sharp | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/9/18
9.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ciconia_nigra,_juvenile.jpg (cropped)
Author: מינוזיג - MinoZig | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/9/18
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