Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Ciconiidae Scientific name Ciconia maltha | Phylum Chordata Order Ciconiiformes Genus Ciconia Rank Species | |
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Similar Gymnogyps amplus, Aiolornis, Neophrontops, Chendytes, Neogyps | ||
Ciconia maltha, also known as the asphalt stork or La Brea stork, is an extinct stork from the Late Pliocene – Late Pleistocene of United States (California, Oregon, Idaho and Florida), Cuba and Bolivia. It has been found in the La Brea Tar Pits.
It is a relatively large species of Ciconia, with a height of over 4 feet (1.5 meters) and a wingspan up to 9 feet (3 meters) across.
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