Species profile
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Quick answer
Occasional Migrant. Rodrigues et al. (2010)
- Scientific name
- Ciconia nigra
- Family
- Ciconiidae
- Order
- Ciconiiformes
- Genus
- Ciconia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black Stork in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Ciconiidae
- Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimii)
- African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus)
- African Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia microscelis)
- Argala arvernensis (Argala arvernensis)
- Argala falconeri (Argala falconeri)
- Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans)
- Asian Woollyneck (Ciconia episcopus)
- black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)