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Storm's Stork
Ciconia stormi (W. Blasius, 1896)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Storm's stork (Ciconia stormi) is a medium-sized stork species that occurs primarily in lowland tropical forests of Malaysia, Indonesia and southern Thailand. It is considered to be the rarest of all storks, and is estimated to number at most 1,750 wild individuals across its geographic range. The population has long been in decline and the primary cause is widely considered to be deforestation of its native habitat.
Wikipedia contributors, Storm's stork; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:30:55.558371+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ciconia stormi (W. Blasius, 1896)
- Name authority
- (W. Blasius, 1896)
- Common name
- Storm's Stork
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Ciconiiformes
- Family
- Ciconiidae
- Genus
- Ciconia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderCiconiiformes
- familyCiconiidae Sundevall, 1836
- genusCiconia Brisson, 1760
- speciesCiconia stormi (W. Blasius, 1896)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ciconia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black StorkCiconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823 | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis G. R. Gray, 1848 | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oriental StorkCiconia boyciana Swinhoe, 1873 | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White StorkCiconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus (Boddaert, 1783) | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Maguari StorkCiconia maguari (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Melanopelargus episcopus stormi W. Blasius, 1896 W. Blasius, 1896 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559262 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Z5SK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.