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African woolly-necked stork
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The African woolly-necked stork or African woollyneck (Ciconia microscelis) is a species of large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds singly, or in small loose colonies. It is distributed in a wide variety of habitats including marshes in forests, agricultural areas, and freshwater wetlands across Africa.[2][3]
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African woolly-necked stork | |
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In kwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Ciconiiformes |
Family: | Ciconiidae |
Genus: | Ciconia |
Species: | C. microscelis |
Binomial name | |
Ciconia microscelis GR Gray, 1848 | |
Subspecies | |
Ciconia episcopus microscelis GR Gray, 1848 |
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