Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Storks :: Abdim's Stork

Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii

Described by: Lichtenstein (1823)
Alternate common name(s): White-bellied Stork
Old scientific name(s): Sphenorhychus abdimii

Photographs

Tarangire National Park, Tanzania - Feb 3, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  Kenya - Jan, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Across nc. Africa to sw. Arabia;
Breeds n. of the equator then migrates s. of the equator. E. Senegambie, s. Mauritania, s. Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, ne. Ivory Coast, c. Ghana, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, s. Niger to c. Nigeria, n. Cameroon, s. Chad, n. and e. Central African Republic to c. and s. Sudan, w. and c. Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, n.Yemen, ex. sw. Saudi Arabia, w. Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, ex. ne. and se. Zaire, Tanzania, Gabon, Congo, se. Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, ne. Namibia, e. South Africa.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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