Bird
Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii · Ciconiidae · Ciconiiformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Novmost records
Records11,534in 21 countries
Most seen inTanzania3,292 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Abdim's Stork in brief
The abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii) is a bird of the Ciconiidae family — species of bird.
Across the 21 countries we cover it has 11,534 published records, most of them from Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Oman. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and November and fall to their lowest in August and September.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Tanzania3,292 records · best Feb, Mar
Zimbabwe2,933 records · best Jan, Nov
Oman1,323 records · best Nov, Feb
Ethiopia1,278 records · best Mar, Feb
Nigeria1,118 records · best May, Jul
Djibouti286 records · best Sep, May
Democratic Republic of the Congo274 records · best Mar, Nov
Saudi Arabia228 records · best Mar, Apr
Sudan127 records · best Sep, Oct
Benin126 records · best Apr, Dec
Niger109 records · best Aug, Jun
Chad92 records · best Sep, Oct
Somalia91 records · best May, Apr
Eritrea61 records · best Apr, Feb
Central African Republic48 records · best Mar, Nov
Republic of the Congo44 records · best Mar, Apr
Yemen29 records · best Apr, Jan
Mali25 records · best Apr, Jul
South Sudan25 records · best Apr, Mar
Lesotho19 records · best Feb, Jan
Burkina Faso6 records · best Jul, Mar
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.