Storks (Ciconiidae)
Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimii) - HBW 1, p. 459
French: Cigogne d'Abdim
German: Abdimstorch
Spanish: Cigüeña de Abdim
Other common names: White-bellied Stork
Taxonomy: Ciconia Abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823, Dongola, Sudan.
Formerly placed in monospecific genus Sphenorhynchus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Africa S of Sahara and SW Arabia; breeds N of equator, with most birds spending rest of year in eastern and southern parts of Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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1 bird in a ricefield Locality Soroti, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 5 October 2010 2 years ago 19 sec 4.3 -
A close-up of an adult preening. Locality Parc Pairi Daiza (Paradisio), Cambron-Casteau, Brugelette, Hainaut Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2010 2 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
A foraging bird, walking in the grass. Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 17 February 2012 38 weeks ago 27 sec 4 -
A close-up of a head of an adult. Locality Parc Pairi Daiza (Paradisio), Cambron-Casteau, Brugelette, Hainaut Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 4 -
A bird walking on the ground. Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 17 February 2012 38 weeks ago 21 sec 3.7 -
An adult bird foraging on the ground. Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Eldert Groenewoud 24 February 2008 4 years ago 20 sec 3.7
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Small flock in the Ngorongoro Crater
Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania
Stan Mansfield 6 April 2011 2 years ago 4.3 -
An Abdim's stork in Etosha.
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia
Rémi Bigonneau 16 May 2009 1 year ago 4.2 -
flying over the lake
Locality Sudan
mohammmmad alamin khogaly... 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.1 -
Close up
Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Nicole Bouglouan 9 August 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Close up
Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Nicole Bouglouan 9 August 2009 3 years ago 4 -
A brid on a tree
Locality El Mas‘udiya, Blue Nile State, Sudan
hythumm 11 May 2013 6 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.9
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