Where does the Black Stork live?
Ciconia nigra has 409,143 records in 136 countries and territories, from 1818 to 2026. Most records come from France.
- 409,143 records
- 136 places
- 167 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCiconiiformesCiconiidaeCiconia
When it is recorded
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Peak month: September. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| France | 44,908 | |
| Spain | 43,755 | |
| Israel | 29,843 | |
| Netherlands | 25,582 | |
| Türkiye | 22,148 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 18,156 | |
| Ukraine | 13,775 | |
| India | 13,119 | |
| Germany | 12,916 | |
| South Africa | 12,011 | |
| Portugal | 11,500 | |
| Ethiopia | 10,748 | |
| Poland | 10,491 | |
| Greece | 9,953 | |
| Sudan | 9,246 | |
| Bulgaria | 8,911 | |
| Sweden | 7,908 | |
| Egypt | 6,604 | |
| Georgia | 6,548 | |
| Czechia | 6,517 | |
| Romania | 6,511 | |
| Belarus | 5,708 | |
| Austria | 5,409 | |
| Belgium | 4,668 | |
| Jordan | 4,444 | |
| Latvia | 3,787 | |
| Hungary | 3,515 | |
| China | 2,947 | |
| Palestine | 2,915 | |
| Central African Republic | 2,905 | |
| Russia | 2,867 | |
| Chad | 2,691 | |
| Denmark | 2,477 | |
| Kenya | 2,115 | |
| Nepal | 2,056 | |
| Lithuania | 1,901 | |
| Slovakia | 1,791 | |
| Taiwan | 1,770 | |
| Serbia | 1,761 | |
| Croatia | 1,533 |
Showing the top 40 of 136 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Ciconiidae.
White Stork
1,894,326 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.