Meokhwangsae

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.200

Category

동식물

Designated year

1968

Location

., 기타— 기타 전국일원

Coordinates

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This English description was machine-translated and may contain inaccuracies. Refer to the original Korean text for details.

The black stork is distributed in Iran, Amur, Ussuri, northern northeast China, Korea, Japan, Africa, and India. It has a body length of 96 centimeters with a lustrous black head, neck, upper breast, and back, a white belly, and a reddish beak, legs, and eye-ring. Juvenile birds are generally dull-colored with brownish tones and lack luster. It inhabits marshes, riverbanks, and small mountain valleys, living singly or in pairs. It builds nests from small branches on tall trees or rocky cliffs where human access is rare, laying three to five white eggs. The black stork is an extremely rare endangered winter migrant appearing only very occasionally in Korea in September through October and January through February, making it a natural monument worthy of designation and protection.