Witooievaar
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Familie / Family: Ciconiidae
Spesienommer / Species number: 80
Hierdie voël kom net in die somer hierheen, ongeveer Oktober tot Maart.
This bird only visits in summer, roughly October to March.
Afrikaans
'n Groot wit voël met swart vlerkpunte, 'n rooi bek en rooi bene. Dit eet sprinkane, ruspes en ander groot insekte.
Waar by die skool? Kyk oor oop veld en in die lug – soms sweef 'n hele trop hoog in sirkels.
Wil jy weet? Dit vlieg elke jaar sowat 10 000 km van Europa af na Suid-Afrika vir ons somer.
English
A large white bird with black wingtips, a red bill and red legs. It eats grasshoppers, caterpillars and other large insects.
Where at school? Look over open fields and in the sky – sometimes a whole flock soars in high circles.
Did you know? Every year it flies about 10,000 km from Europe to South Africa for our summer.