noun
white stork
Refers specifically to the species Ciconia ciconia. In everyday Japanese, the katakana form シュバシコウ is standard.
シュバシコウはヨーロッパでよく見られる渡り鳥です。
The white stork is a migratory bird commonly seen in Europe.
あの屋根の上にシュバシコウが巣を作っている。
A white stork is building a nest on that roof.
コウノトリ is the general Japanese word for stork (often referring to the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana), while シュバシコウ specifically denotes the white stork (Ciconia ciconia).
The name シュバシコウ literally means 'red-billed stork' (朱嘴鸛), describing the bird's distinctive red beak. The word is a compound of 朱 (しゅ, 'vermilion'), 嘴 (し, 'beak'), and 鸛 (こう, 'stork').