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Where does the Abdim's Stork live?

Ciconia abdimii has 24,167 records in 52 countries and territories, from 1874 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.

AnimaliaChordataAvesCiconiiformesCiconiidaeCiconia

When it is recorded

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Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where it is recorded

PlaceRecordsShare
South Africa 6,356
Tanzania 3,268
Zimbabwe 2,923
Uganda 2,146
Kenya 1,791
Oman 1,319
Ethiopia 1,273
Nigeria 1,114
Namibia 802
Botswana 659
Zambia 424
Djibouti 282
DR Congo 260
Saudi Arabia 228
Benin 126
Cameroon 126
Sudan 117
Niger 109
Somalia 90
Chad 89
Malawi 78
Rwanda 64
Eritrea 61
Netherlands 61
Central African Republic 48
Congo 44
Mozambique 35
Ghana 32
Yemen 29
South Sudan 25
Angola 23
Gabon 23
Mali 23
Belgium 20
Lesotho 19
Senegal 15
Germany 10
United States 10
Spain 8
Eswatini 7

Showing the top 40 of 52 places.

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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.