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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A close-up of a head of an adult. Locality Parc Paradisio, Cambron-Casteau, Brugelette, Hainaut Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2010 49 weeks ago 21 sec 4 -
A close-up of an adult preening. Locality Parc Paradisio, Cambron-Casteau, Brugelette, Hainaut Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2010 49 weeks ago 30 sec 4 -
1 bird in a ricefield Locality Soroti, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 5 October 2010 50 weeks ago 19 sec 4 -
An adult bird foraging on the ground. Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Eldert Groenewoud 24 February 2008 3 years ago 20 sec 3.7 -
An adult bird preening. Locality Parc Paradisio, Cambron-Casteau, Brugelette, Hainaut Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2010 49 weeks ago 29 sec 3.4 -
An adult bird on the ground Locality Nanyangacor, Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan (Monotypic species)
Marc de Bont 15 April 2005 4 years ago 13 sec 3.3
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Small flock in the Ngorongoro Crater
Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania
Stan Mansfield 6 April 2011 39 weeks ago 4.3 -
An Abdim's stork in Etosha.
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia
Rémi Bigonneau 16 May 2009 12 weeks ago 4.2 -
Close up
Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Nicole Bouglouan 9 August 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Close up
Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Nicole Bouglouan 9 August 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Single adult, side view.
Locality Polokwane (Pietersburg), Limpopo Province, South Africa
jmdebruyn 9 June 2008 2 years ago 3.6 -
Bird resting on a branch
Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Nicole Bouglouan 9 August 2009 2 years ago 3.5
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