Oriental Stork
Ciconia boyciana
Photo: jitensha2021 / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
The Oriental stork is a large white bird with black flight feathers and long red legs, catching loaches and fish in paddies and wetlands. Once widespread in Japan, wild birds disappeared in the Showa era and were later reintroduced to the wild from captive-bred stock. It is a Special Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Ciconia boyciana
- Group
- Birds
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- EndangeredMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- コウノトリ
- 简体中文
- 东方白鹳
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Where to see the Oriental Stork
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Frequently asked questions
You can see the Oriental Stork at Akita City Omoriyama Zoo, Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park, Fukuoka City Zoological Garden, Tama Zoological Park, Toyama Municipal Family Park, among others (confirmed on each facility's official website on 2026-10-15).
The Oriental Stork is listed as "Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as コウノトリ).
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