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Extinct species of bird From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ciconia maltha, also known as the asphalt stork or La Brea stork, is an extinct stork from the Late Pliocene – Late Pleistocene of United States (California, Oregon, Idaho and Florida), Cuba and Bolivia. It has been found in the La Brea Tar Pits.[1]
Ciconia maltha Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Late Pleistocene | |
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Skeleton on display in the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Ciconiiformes |
Family: | Ciconiidae |
Genus: | Ciconia |
Species: | †C. maltha |
Binomial name | |
†Ciconia maltha Miller, 1910 | |
It is a relatively large species of Ciconia, with a height of over 5 feet (1.5 meters) and a wingspan up to 10 feet (3.0 meters) across.[2]
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