WoRMS taxon details
Ciconia episcopus (Boddaert, 1783)
AphiaID: 212704
AphiaID: 212704
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Ciconiiformes (Order) > Ciconiidae (Family) > Ciconia (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Ciconia | ||||||||||||||||
| Source |
basis of record: Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Distribution | Djibouti [details] Eritrea [details] Kenya [details] Mozambique [details] Somalia [details] South Africa (country) [details] Tanzania [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications) To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) To IUCN Red List To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Length: 86 cm. Plumage: glossy black with a wooly white neck and head. Immature blackish brown above, pale sooty brownish neck and breast, dull white crown and belly. Bare parts: iris dark red; facial skin black; bill black with red tip and culmen; feet and legs blackish red. Habitat: lagoons, tidal mud-flats, mangroves, fresh water inland; prefer wooded areas. <388><393><391> [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212704 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Adriaens, P. (2013). Ciconia episcopus (Boddaert, 1783). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212704 on 2013-05-22 | |||||||||||||||||
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