Wildlifeof Thailand
Storm's Stork
Ciconiidae
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Ciconia stormi
Basic stats
Diet
Fish, frogs and aquatic invertebrates
Habitat
Lowland swamp and riverine forest
Range
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
Storm's stork is a medium-sized black-and-white stork with a red bill, orange facial skin and yellow eye-ring. It is confined to lowland swamp and riverine forest in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Usually solitary, it walks or waits beside shaded forest water for fish, frogs and aquatic invertebrates and nests high in large trees (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Critically Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Storm's Stork eat?
- Fish, frogs and aquatic invertebrates
- What habitat does the Storm's Stork live in?
- Lowland swamp and riverine forest
- Where is the Storm's Stork found?
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo