Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

Least Concern

The Black Stork is a large stork of Europe, western Asia, Africa, and seasonal migration routes. It searches shallow water, wet fields, floodplains, or open grassland for fish, amphibians, insects, and other prey, and many populations gather at seasonal wetlands or migrate between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Ciconiidae

Group

Storks

Range

Black Stork Range — Resident or seasonal range in Europe, western Asia, Africa, and seasonal migration routes

Population

≈ 32K-44K

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