Storks
species:
White Stork
scientific name:
Ciconia ciconia
notes:
Blue ring with white three alpha-numeric white code “+xx”, “x+x” or “xx+” (where x = letter or number that varies) (ring on tibia).
note 1 : part of several schemes in Portugal with 2500 birds ringed since 1994.
note 2 : occasionally rings are positioned upside down, as in the image of the whole bird below.
note 3 : recently rings have been placed on both legs / tibia.
note 4 : the "+" is part of the three alpha-numeric code.
note 5 :
email sighting submit:
email sighting submit (2):
colour-ring type:
Legring : one, coded.
colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):
Dark Blue [B]
colour-ring code (of the c-ring):
Three alpha-numeric code (3 letters/numbers).
countries where ringed:
Portugal.
Images:
