A Case Study of the Breeding Biology of the Oriental White Stork (Ciconia boyciana) in Captivity

Abstract

The captive breeding biology of the Oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana) was studied over 3 breeding periods. Both the male and female participated in nest building, but the male started to build the nest earlier and spent much time. Time used to build the nest was steadily increased to the egg laying. The copulations were observed (n