Evidence found
20,503 records across 47 countries and territories, 1820–2026.
Ciconia nigra · GBIF taxon key 2481909
Where has the Black Stork been recorded?
Ciconia nigra occurrence evidence comes from 20,503 records in 47 countries and territories, from 1820 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 20,503 records
- 47 places
- 109 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.
7 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. 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.
Records over time
18202026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Black Stork has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Black Stork. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 7,543 | |
| Georgia | 4,256 | |
| Belgium | 3,907 | |
| Austria | 2,684 | |
| Germany | 836 | |
| Luxembourg | 694 | |
| Spain | 302 | |
| Israel | 28 | |
| China | 27 | |
| Greece | 26 | |
| Mongolia | 26 | |
| South Africa | 24 | |
| Italy | 18 | |
| Czechia | 17 | |
| Romania | 15 | |
| France | 10 | |
| Türkiye | 10 | |
| Russia | 9 | |
| India | 7 | |
| Senegal | 6 | |
| Bulgaria | 5 | |
| Portugal | 5 | |
| Ukraine | 5 | |
| Benin | 4 | |
| Croatia | 3 | |
| South Korea | 3 | |
| Netherlands | 3 | |
| Poland | 3 | |
| Uganda | 3 | |
| Andorra | 2 | |
| Denmark | 2 | |
| Hungary | 2 | |
| Jordan | 2 | |
| Namibia | 2 | |
| Nepal | 2 | |
| Albania | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | |
| Gambia | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | |
| Lithuania | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 47 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Ciconiidae.
White Stork
107,683 records
Asian Openbill
1,058 records
Yellow-billed Stork
390 records
Painted Stork
254 records
African Openbill
236 records
Marabou Stork
228 records
Abdim's Stork
141 records
African woollyneck
108 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.