stork
Let an agent explain storks and their species, relay biology, migration and conservation from ornithological sources, describe folklore and cultural roles, and distinguish storks from herons, cranes and ibises.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What storks are.
Definition
Definition and identification.
Definition
Definition.
- What are storks, and how are they distinguished from herons, cranes and ibises? definition
- Is the question about storks in general or a specific species? boundary
Species
Species.
Species
Species.
- What are the main species, from the white stork to the marabou and yellow-billed stork? definition
- Which entry fits the specific species? action
Biology Biology.
Behaviour
Behaviour and feeding.
Behaviour
Behaviour.
- How do storks feed, nest, communicate and raise young? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Migration
Migration.
Migration
Migration.
- How do white storks migrate between Europe and Africa, and what has tracking revealed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Conserve Conservation.
Status
Status.
Status
Status.
- Which storks are threatened, and what conservation programmes exist? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific programme? action
Coexistence
Living with storks.
Coexistence
Coexistence.
- How do communities protect nests and manage stork populations? provenance
- Which entry fits wildlife management? action
Context Culture.
Folklore
Folklore.
Folklore
Folklore.
- Why do storks bring babies in folklore, and what other beliefs surround them? provenance
- Which entry fits stork folklore? action
Symbols
Symbols.
Symbols
Symbols.
- How are storks used as national and regional symbols? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific symbol? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Marabou Stork, Yellow-billed Stork, Mycteria ibis in Zambia
What it is Filled
Large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, with long stout bills, found on all continents except Antarctica, mostly in warm regions, including the white stork that nests on rooftops in Europe and migrates to Africa, the marabou stork, a scavenger of African savannas, the yellow-billed stork and other Mycteria species, and the adjutants and jabiru; storks are mostly mute, communicate by bill-clattering, and feature in folklore as bringers of babies and good fortune.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain storks and their species, relay biology, migration and conservation from ornithological sources, describe folklore and cultural roles, and distinguish storks from herons, cranes and ibises.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Long stout bill
- Outstretched neck in flight
- Bill-clattering
- Soaring migration
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Disturb, remove or destroy an occupied stork nest, including on rooftops and poles, without lawful authority.
- Approach nesting storks with drones or vehicles in a way that drives them off.
- Capture, feed or keep wild storks.
- Present the folk tale that storks deliver babies as fact to children who ask in earnest.
Only with a human decision
- Moving a nest from a power pole or roof for safety.
May
- Identify stork species from images or sightings and report them to biodiversity records.
- Report injured storks or storks tangled in wires or litter to wildlife rescuers.
Moral aspects Filled
- Storks depend on wetlands and safe migration routes that people are losing.
- Rooftop nests bring storks and people together; both need protection.
Who is affected
- Storks
- Householders with nests
- Wetland communities
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: wild birds protected by law; nature conservation authorities enforce the protection.
Master systems
- National biodiversity and bird ringing databases
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1420208 - registry parent class
- Q21716 - registry parent class
- Q3577415 - registry parent class
- Q5113 - registry parent class
related
- Ciconiiformes - in registry terms
- wading bird - in registry terms
- white stork - the best-known species
- heron - which flies with neck retracted
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.stork
- Wikidata: Q28507 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28507)
- family: Ciconiidae storks
Direct properties required Filled
- species: about 20 count
- marabou wingspan: up to about 3.2 m
- white stork migration: up to 10000 km - annually
Recognition required Filled
- Large wading birds with stout bills
- White stork, marabou stork, yellow-billed stork, adjutants, jabiru
- Herons fly with necks retracted; cranes have shorter bills; ibises have curved bills
- Tall wading birds with long legs, necks and heavy bills, flying with necks outstretched.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain species and biology
- relay migration and conservation
- describe folklore
- distinguish from similar birds
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing storks with herons and cranes
- Habitat loss and power line collisions
- Treating folklore as biology
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Wildlife protection laws and the Bonn Convention on migratory species
- IUCN Red List assessments
- Nest protection rules in Europe
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a bird family.
- Ciconia storks including the white and black stork
- Mycteria storks including the yellow-billed stork
- Leptoptilos storks including the marabou and adjutants
- the jabiru and saddle-billed stork
- openbills
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q28507: stork - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Stork - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should the white stork and marabou be separate primary entries?
- How should ornithological sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming species and a regional record; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q28507/spec.json