Storks (Ciconiidae)
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
French: Cigogne noire German: Schwarzstorch Spanish: Cigüeña negra
Taxonomy:
Ardea nigra Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Apparently most primitive member of genus in both behaviour and morphology. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds across Palearctic, mostly c. 40° 60° N; winters in NE and E Africa and from W Pakistan, through N India to SE and E China; some birds probably resident in SW Spain. Also breeds in scattered populations from Malawi and Namibia to South Africa.
- Least Concern
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Chicks at the nest Madrid, Spain
Javier Ortas 26 June 2006 50 weeks ago 31 sec 4 -
Three juveniles looking around at the nest Madrid, Spain
Javier Ortas 26 June 2006 50 weeks ago 31 sec 4 -
Three juveniles at the nest Madrid, Spain
Javier Ortas 26 June 2006 50 weeks ago 30 sec 4 -
Two juveniles at the nest Madrid, Spain
Javier Ortas 26 June 2006 50 weeks ago 31 sec 4 -
Two chicks in a nest Kemeri National Park, Latvia (Monotypic species)
Andis Liepa 31 May 1998 5 years ago 24 sec 3.6 -
An adult with its three chicks,and feeding them Madrid, Spain
Javier Ortas 26 June 2006 50 weeks ago 30 sec 3.5
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A pair in the cliffs over the Tagus river Monfragüe National Park, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Jose Viana 24 April 2008 26 weeks ago 4 -
Three chicks in the nest Monfragüe National Park, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Jose Viana 26 May 2006 26 weeks ago 3.7 -
An individual trying to dry after short rain. Meru National Park, Kenya
Bruno Schmetz 5 December 2008 1 year ago 3.6 -
A bird flying Soufli, Greece
Theo Mamais 1 June 1994 1 year ago 3.5 -
An adult perched on the ground. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 30 December 2009 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3 -
An adult perched on a branch. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 7 December 2009 8 weeks ago 3
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