鹳科(Ciconiidae)鸟类为大型涉禽。嘴形粗健,长直而略侧扁,先端渐变尖细;鼻孔呈隙状而不为钩状。翅形长阔稍尖;次级飞羽较初级飞羽为长。尾稍短圆,具10枚尾羽。脚甚长,胫的半部裸出;跗蹠具网如鳞;趾长属中,向前三趾的基部有蹼相连着,后趾位置不较他趾为高;爪短钝。体羽大都呈黑、白或灰色,或为纯色,或相并杂。雌雄同色,幼鸟亦相似。 Ciconiidae birds are large wading birds. Mouth-shaped thick, long straight and slightly flattened, apex tapered tip; nostril was not a hook-shaped gap. The wings are slightly longer and wider; the secondary feathers are longer than the primary feathers. Tail slightly shorter circle, with 10 tail feathers. The foot is very long, bare half of the tibia; 跗 plantar scales such as scales; toe is genus, forward three toe base webbed connected, posterior toe position is not higher than his toes; claws short blunt. Massive feathers were mostly black, white or gray, or solid color, or mixed with the other. The same sex, young birds are similar.