Where does the White Stork live?
Ciconia ciconia has 1,894,326 records in 140 countries and territories, from 1575 to 2026. Most records come from Netherlands.
- 1,894,326 records
- 140 places
- 188 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCiconiiformesCiconiidaeCiconia
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. 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
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 559,077 | |
| Spain | 336,518 | |
| France | 164,347 | |
| Germany | 161,129 | |
| Portugal | 143,519 | |
| Poland | 84,570 | |
| Sweden | 54,624 | |
| Belgium | 46,968 | |
| Bulgaria | 32,224 | |
| South Africa | 30,247 | |
| Türkiye | 29,968 | |
| Israel | 29,650 | |
| Denmark | 24,859 | |
| Estonia | 18,775 | |
| Russia | 14,507 | |
| Morocco | 14,054 | |
| Czechia | 11,999 | |
| Ukraine | 11,366 | |
| Switzerland | 11,298 | |
| Austria | 10,228 | |
| Greece | 10,135 | |
| Hungary | 9,644 | |
| Romania | 8,567 | |
| Italy | 7,485 | |
| Lithuania | 5,043 | |
| Serbia | 4,286 | |
| Tanzania | 4,201 | |
| United Kingdom | 3,973 | |
| Belarus | 3,955 | |
| Croatia | 3,807 | |
| Kenya | 3,331 | |
| Slovakia | 3,044 | |
| India | 2,484 | |
| Latvia | 2,455 | |
| Georgia | 2,411 | |
| Egypt | 2,211 | |
| Norway | 2,096 | |
| Slovenia | 2,019 | |
| Palestine | 1,922 | |
| Algeria | 1,729 |
Showing the top 40 of 140 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Ciconiidae.
Black Stork
409,143 records
Asian Openbill
347,901 records
Painted Stork
234,307 records
Yellow-billed Stork
95,737 records
Marabou Stork
81,248 records
African Openbill
61,967 records
African woollyneck
31,846 records
Abdim's Stork
24,167 records
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.
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.