Editing Stork (section)

===Breeding===

Storks range from being solitary breeders through loose breeding associations to fully [[Bird colony|colonial]]. The jabiru, ''Ephippiorhynchus'' storks and several species of ''Ciconia'' are entirely solitary when breeding.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sundar|first=K.S. Gopi|date=2003|title=Notes on the breeding biology of the Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus in Etawah and Mainpuri districts, Uttar Pradesh, India|journal=Forktail|volume=19|pages=15–20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sundar|first=K.S. Gopi|date=2011|title=Agricultural intensification, rainfall patterns, and large waterbird breeding success in the extensively cultivated landscape of Uttar Pradesh, India|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000632071100365X|journal=Biological Conservation|volume=144|issue=12|pages=3055–3063|doi=10.1016/j.biocon.2011.09.012|bibcode=2011BCons.144.3055G }}</ref> In contrast the ''Mycteria'' storks, Abdim's stork, openbills and ''Leptoptilos'' storks breed in colonies which can range from a couple of pairs to thousands.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Many of these species breed in colonies with other waterbirds, which can include other species of storks, herons and egrets, pelicans, cormorants and ibises. White storks, Oriental storks and Maguari storks are all loosely colonial, and may breed in nests that are within visual range of others of the same species, but have little to do with one another. They also may nest solitarily, and the reasons why they choose to nest together or apart are not understood.<ref name="HBW" /> Storks use trees in a variety of habitats to breed including forests, cities, farmlands, and large wetlands.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Urfi |first=Abdul J. |date=2010 |title=Using heronry birds to monitor urbanization impacts: a case study of Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala nesting in the Delhi Zoo, India |journal=Ambio |volume=39 |issue=2 |pages=190–193|doi=10.1007/s13280-010-0018-3 |pmid=20653281 |pmc=3357691 |bibcode=2010Ambio..39..190U }}</ref>