How tall is a wood stork?

A wood stork stands over 3 ft 0 in (91.4 cm) from the ground to the head.

Wood stork: over 3 ft 0 in (91.4 cm) standing, ground to head; Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).Wood stork: over 3 ft 0 in (91.4 cm), measured to the head. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).

What a wood stork’s height measures

Drawn at the same 3 ft 0 in: Brown bear, Black bear and Smilodon. Same drawing, different listings: a wood stork’s and a smilodon’s figures are each a minimum, a brown bear’s the lower end of its range.

This is a published species or breed reference, not a prediction for an individual animal. Where a range is supplied, both ends appear with the reading. Shoulder height and head height are kept apart when comparing animals.

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Published height

over 3 ft 0 in (91.4 cm)

A wood stork stands over 3 ft 0 in (91.4 cm) from the ground to the head. Standing, ground to head. The source gives over 3 ft (0.9 m).

Source: National Park Service

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For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: National Park Service.

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A wood stork, 3 ft 0 in (91.4 cm), drawn to scale beside a brown bear, 3 ft 0 in (91.4 cm)