Family: Ciconiidae (Storks)

Authority: (Raffles, 1822)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cd+3cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
This stork has been uplisted to Endangered because recent population estimates from its stronghold in Sumatra suggest that it is undergoing a very rapid ongoing population decline owing to intense hunting pressure at nesting colonies, human disturbance and the rapid loss and conversion of coastal habitat.

Population size: 1500 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 3,200,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Oceanic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Marine biome