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Storks
Oriental Stork, Ciconia boyciana
Oriental Stork, Ciconia boyciana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Neornithes
Infraclass: Neognathae
Superorder: Neoaves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Gray, 1840
Genera

Anastomus
Ciconia
Ephippiorhynchus
Jabiru
Leptoptilos
Mycteria

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills, belonging to the family Ciconiidae. The Oriental Stork, Ciconia boyciana, is a large white bird with black wing feathers Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Modern birds (subclass Neornithes) are the members of class Aves that have survived into recent times and have coexisted with Humans Modern birds are Neognaths ( Neognathae) are Birds within the Subclass Neornithes of the class Aves. Neognaths ( Neognathae) are Birds within the Subclass Neornithes of the class Aves. Traditionally the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large long-legged wading birds with large bills Storks Herons Egrets John Edward Gray ( 12 February 1800 &ndash 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic The openbill storks are two Species of Stork ( Family Ciconiidae) in the Genus Anastomus. Ciconia is a Genus of Birds in the Stork family Six of the seven living species occur in the Old World, but the Maguari Ephippiorhynchus is a small Genus of Storks It contains two living Species only very large Birds more than 140cm tall with a This article is about the bird Jabiru mycteria from the Americas for other uses see Jabiru (disambiguation. Leptoptilos is a genus of very large tropical Storks Two species are resident breeders in southern Asia, and the Marabou Stork is found Mycteria is a Genus of large Tropical Storks with representatives in the Americas, east Africa and southern and Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Anatomy Stegosaurus --> Beaks can vary significantly in size and shape from species to species In Biological classification, family ( Latin

They occur in most of the warmer regions of the world and tend to live in drier habitats than the related herons, spoonbills, and ibises; they also lack the powder down that those groups use to clean off fish slime. The herons are wading Birds in the Ardeidae family Some are called Egrets or Bitterns instead of herons "Spoonbill" could also mean Northern Shoveler or Paddlefish. The ibises (pronounced /ˈaɪbɪsɪz/ are a group of long-legged wading Birds in the family Threskiornithidae. Powder down is a special type of Down feathers They occur in a few groups of apparently unrelated birds and thus are probably Evolutionary Homoplasies. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two Storks have no syrinx and are mute, giving no bird call; bill-clattering is an important mode of stork communication at the nest. Syrinx ( Greek for Pan pipes) is the name for the vocal organ of birds Bird vocalization includes both Bird calls and bird songs In non-technical use bird songs are the bird sounds that are melodious to the human ear Animal communication is any Behaviour on the part of one Animal that has an effect on the current or future behaviour of another animal Many species are migratory. Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of Birds Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability Most storks eat frogs, fish, insects, earthworms, and small birds or mammals. This article is about the block cipher algorithm For the ultrafast laser pulse measurement technique see Frequency-resolved optical gating. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Earthworm is the usual name for the largest members of Oligochaeta (which is either a class or subclass depending on the author in the phylum Annelida In classical Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands There are 19 living species of storks in six genera. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic

Storks tend to use soaring, gliding flight, which conserves energy. Soaring requires thermal air currents. A thermal column (or thermal) is a column of rising Air in the lower altitudes of the Earth's atmosphere. Ottomar Anschütz's famous 1884 album of photographs of storks inspired the design of Otto Lilienthal's experimental gliders of the late 19th century. Ottomar Anschütz ( May 16, 1846 in Lissa / Prussia (today Leszno / Poland) - May 30, 1907 in Berlin Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Otto Lilienthal (born 23 May, 1848 in Anklam, Province of Pomerania &ndash died 10 August, 1896 in Berlin Terminology A "glider" is an unpowered Aircraft. The most common types of glider are today used for sporting purposes The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Storks are heavy, with wide wingspans: the Marabou Stork, with a wingspan of 3. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip The Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, is a large wading bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae 2 m (10. 5 feet), joins the Andean Condor in having the widest wingspan of all living land birds. The Andean Condor ( Vultur gryphus) is a species of South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is the only member of the

Their nests are often very large and may be used for many years. A bird nest is the spot in which a Bird lays and incubates its eggs and raises its young Some have been known to grow to over 2 m (6 feet) in diameter and about 3 m (10 feet) in depth. Storks were once thought to be monogamous, but this is only partially true. Monogamy is the custom or condition of having only one mate in a Relationship, thus forming a Couple. They may change mates after migrations, and may migrate without a mate. They tend to be attached to nests as much as partners.

Storks' size, serial monogamy, and faithfulness to an established nesting site contribute to their prominence in mythology and culture.

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Etymology

White Storks build large nests in high places.
White Storks build large nests in high places.

The modern English word can be traced back to Proto Germanic *sturkaz. Modern English is the form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550 Proto-Germanic, or Common Germanic, is the hypothetical common ancestor ( Proto-language) of all the Germanic languages such as modern English Nearly every Germanic language has a descendant of this proto-language word to indicate the (White) stork. The White Stork ( Ciconia ciconia) is a large wading Bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae, breeding in the warmer parts of Europe Related names also occur in many Eastern European, especially Slavonic languages, originating as Germanic loanwords. Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) a group of closely related Languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages A loanword (or loan word) is a word directly taken into one Language from another with little or no translation

According to the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, the Germanic root is probably related to the modern English "stark", in reference to the stiff or rigid posture of a European species, the White Stork. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, often abbreviated to SOED, is a scaled-down version of the " Oxford English Dictionary " The White Stork ( Ciconia ciconia) is a large wading Bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae, breeding in the warmer parts of Europe A non-Germanic word linked to it may be Greek torgos ("vulture"). Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly

Woman defending herself against child-bearing stork. Postcard, c.1900.
Woman defending herself against child-bearing stork. Postcard, c. 1900.

In some West Germanic languages cognate words of a different etymology exist. The West Germanic languages constitute the largest of the three traditional branches of the Germanic family of Languages and include languages such as English They originate from *uda-faro, uda being related to water meaning something like swamp or moist area and faro being related to fare, so *uda-faro being he who walks in the swamp. In later times this name got reanalyzed as *ōdaboro, ōda "fortune, wealth" + boro "bearer" meaning he who brings wealth adding to the myth of storks as maintainers of welfare and bringing the children:

In Estonian, "stork" is toonekurg, which is derived from toonela (underworld in Estonian folklore) + kurg(crane). Estonian (; ˈeːsti ˈkeːl is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1 In the study of Mythology and Religion, the underworld (gr κάτω κόσμος) is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term Afterlife Cranes are large long-legged and long-necked Birds of the order Gruiformes, and family Gruidae. It may seem not to make sense to associate the now-common white stork with death, but at the times they were named, the now-rare black stork was probably the more common species. The White Stork ( Ciconia ciconia) is a large wading Bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae, breeding in the warmer parts of Europe The Black Stork Ciconia nigra is a large wading bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae.

Systematics

Distinct and possibly widespread by the Oligocene, like most families of aquatic birds storks seem to have arisen in the Paleogene, maybe 40-50 million years ago. The Paleogene (alternatively Palaeogene) is a geologic period and system that began 65 Annum is one form of the Latin noun meaning Year, not a form normally used for derivatives in modern languages the accusative singular For the fossil record of living genera, see there.

Though some storks are highly threatened, no species or subspecies are known to have gone extinct in historic times. In Biology and Ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a Species or group of taxa. A Ciconia bone found in a rock shelter on Réunion was probably of a bird taken there as food by early settlers; no known account mentions the presence of storks on the Mascarenes. A rock shelter is a shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or Cliff. Réunion ( French: Réunion or formally La Réunion; previously Île Bourbon) is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of The Mascarene Islands (or Mascarenhas Archipelago) is a group of Islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar comprising Mauritius

Family Ciconidae

Painted Stork, Mycteria leucocephala
Painted Stork, Mycteria leucocephala
Male Black-necked Stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (note dark iris)
Male Black-necked Stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (note dark iris)

The fossil genus Ciconiopsis (Deseado Early Oligocene of Patagonia, Argentina) is often tentatively placed with this family. FOSSIL is a standard protocol for allowing serial communication for Telecommunications programs under the DOS Operating system. Mycteria is a Genus of large Tropical Storks with representatives in the Americas, east Africa and southern and The Milky Stork, Mycteria cinerea, is a large wading bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae The Yellow-billed Stork, Mycteria ibis, is a large wading Bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae The Painted Stork, Mycteria leucocephala, is a large wading Bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae The Wood Stork ( Mycteria americana) is a large American wading Bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae. The openbill storks are two Species of Stork ( Family Ciconiidae) in the Genus Anastomus. The Asian Openbill Stork, Anastomus oscitans, is a large wading bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae. UserPolbot. --> The African Openbill ( Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species of Stork in the Ciconia is a Genus of Birds in the Stork family Six of the seven living species occur in the Old World, but the Maguari The Abdim's Stork, ( Ciconia abdimii) also known as White-bellied Stork, is a black Stork with grey legs red knees and feet grey bill and white The Woolly-necked Stork, Ciconia episcopus is a large wading bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae The Storm's Stork, Ciconia stormi is a large approximately long Stork with black and white plumages red bill, orange bare facial skin red legs and UserPolbot. --> The Maguari Stork ( Ciconia maguari) is a species of Stork in the Ciconiidae family The Oriental Stork, Ciconia boyciana, is a large white bird with black wing feathers The White Stork ( Ciconia ciconia) is a large wading Bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae, breeding in the warmer parts of Europe The Black Stork Ciconia nigra is a large wading bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae. Ephippiorhynchus is a small Genus of Storks It contains two living Species only very large Birds more than 140cm tall with a The Black-necked Stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus is a large wading bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae The Saddle-billed Stork ( Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) is a large wading bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae. This article is about the bird Jabiru mycteria from the Americas for other uses see Jabiru (disambiguation. This article is about the bird Jabiru mycteria from the Americas for other uses see Jabiru (disambiguation. Leptoptilos is a genus of very large tropical Storks Two species are resident breeders in southern Asia, and the Marabou Stork is found The Lesser Adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus, is a large wading bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae. The Greater Adjutant, Leptoptilos dubius is a large wading Bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae. The Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, is a large wading bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae

Symbolism of storks

Childbirth

Baby-bearing stork in Buster Brown cartoon
Baby-bearing stork in Buster Brown cartoon

In Western culture the White Stork is a symbol of childbirth. Buster Brown was a Comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard Felton Outcault which was known for his association with the Brown Shoe Company Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a Human Pregnancy or In Victorian times the details of human reproduction were difficult to approach, especially in reply to a younger child's query of "Where did I come from?"; "The stork brought you to us" was the tactic used to avoid discussion of sex. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities Sexual intercourse, in its biological sense is the act in which the male reproductive organ (in humans and other higher animals enters the female reproductive tract This habit was derived from the once popular superstition that storks were the harbingers of happiness and prosperity, and possibly from the habit of some storks of nesting atop chimneys, down which the new baby could be imagined as entering the house.

The image of a stork bearing an infant wrapped in a sling held in its beak is common in popular culture. Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — The small pink or reddish patches often found on a newborn child's eyelids, between the eyes, on the upper lip, and on the nape of the neck are sometimes still called "stork bites". In reality they are clusters of developing veins that soon fade. In the Circulatory system, a vein is a Blood vessel that carries Blood back toward the Heart (as opposed to Artery, a blood vessel

The stork's folkloric role as a bringer of babies and harbinger of luck and prosperity may originate from the Netherlands and Northern Germany, where it is common in children's nursery stories. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

In Walt Disney's 4th classic Dumbo, the stork (more generally "Mr. Dumbo is a 1941 Animated feature Film produced by Walt Disney and first released on October 23 1941 by RKO Radio Pictures. Stork") delivers babies to their animal mothers. At the beginning of the film, he delivers Dumbo to Mrs. Jumbo. He is voiced by Sterling Holloway. Sterling Price Holloway Jr (January 4 1905 – November 22 1992 was largely a character actor appearing in 150 films and television shows and a long-standing voice actor for the

Vlasic uses this child-bearing stork as a mascot in North America for its brand of pickles, merging the stork-baby mythology with the notion that pregnant women have an above-average appetite for pickles. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common A pickled cucumber, most often simply called a pickle in the United States and Canada, is a Cucumber that has been pickled in a Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female

The Bible makes reference to the stork, e. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin g. Leviticus 11:19.

Regional Symbolism

The white stork is the symbol of The Hague in the Netherlands, where about 25 percent of European storks breed, as well as of Poland, where the majority of the remainder breed. The White Stork ( Ciconia ciconia) is a large wading Bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae, breeding in the warmer parts of Europe The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland It is also a symbol of the region of Alsace in eastern France. Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern In Vietnam, the stork symbolize the strenuousness of poor Vietnamese farmers and the diligence of Vietnamese women. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially

Mythology of storks

A White Stork in flight in Spain.
A White Stork in flight in Spain. The White Stork ( Ciconia ciconia) is a large wading Bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae, breeding in the warmer parts of Europe

Most of these myths tend to refer to the White Stork. The White Stork ( Ciconia ciconia) is a large wading Bird in the Stork family Ciconiidae, breeding in the warmer parts of Europe

Footnotes

  1. ^ Tarsometatarsus fragments somewhat similar to Mycteria: Cione et al. The tarsometatarsus is a bone that is found in the lower leg of certain Tetrapods namely Birds It is formed from the fusion of several bones found in other types (2000), Noriega & Cladera (2005)
  2. ^ Specimen MEF 1363: Incomplete skeleton of a large stork somewhat similar to Jabiru but apparently more plesiomorphic: Noriega & Cladera (2005)
  3. ^ Specimens BMNH 39741 (holotype, left proximal tarsometatarsus) and BMNH 39734 (right distal tibiotarsus). Cladistics is the hierarchical classification of Species based on evolutionary ancestry The Natural History Museum is one of three large Museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London (the others are the Science Museum In fields of Anatomy, anatomical terms of location are descriptive terms to help identify relative positions or directions within a species The tarsometatarsus is a bone that is found in the lower leg of certain Tetrapods namely Birds It is formed from the fusion of several bones found in other types In fields of Anatomy, anatomical terms of location are descriptive terms to help identify relative positions or directions within a species The tibiotarsus is the large Bone between the Femur and the Tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird Similar to Ephippiorhynchus and Leptotilos, may be from a small female of Leptotilos falconeri, from L. dubius, or from another species: Louchart et al. (2005)
  4. ^ Distal radius of a mid-sized Ciconia or smallish Mycteria: Steadman et al. In fields of Anatomy, anatomical terms of location are descriptive terms to help identify relative positions or directions within a species The radius is the Bone of the Forearm that extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the Thumb side of the Wrist. (1994)

References

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Dictionary

stork

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  1. A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae.
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