Bird
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia · Ciconiidae · Ciconiiformes
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records1,946,761in 86 countries
Most seen inNetherlands565,951 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
White Stork in brief
The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a bird of the Ciconiidae family — species of bird.
Across the 86 countries we cover it has 1,946,761 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, Spain and France. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in October and November.
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
Netherlands565,951 records · best Apr, May
Spain428,598 records · best May, Apr
France164,484 records · best Apr, Jun
Germany162,712 records · best May, Apr
Portugal141,248 records · best May, Apr
Poland75,929 records · best Jun, Jul
Sweden54,798 records · best May, Jun
Belgium46,436 records · best Apr, Mar
Bulgaria32,306 records · best Jul, Jun
Türkiye30,041 records · best Apr, May
Israel29,712 records · best Mar, Apr
Denmark25,112 records · best May, Apr
Estonia19,108 records · best Apr, May
Russia14,669 records · best Jul, May
Morocco14,185 records · best Mar, Apr
Czechia12,070 records · best May, Apr
Ukraine11,822 records · best Apr, May
Switzerland11,416 records · best Apr, May
Austria10,300 records · best May, Apr
Greece10,094 records · best May, Apr
Hungary9,755 records · best May, Jul
Romania8,682 records · best May, Apr
Italy7,445 records · best Jan, Dec
Lithuania5,129 records · best May, Apr
United Kingdom4,359 records · best May, Apr
Serbia4,292 records · best May, Jun
Tanzania4,222 records · best Feb, Mar
Belarus3,997 records · best May, Apr
Croatia3,812 records · best May, Apr
Slovakia3,076 records · best May, Jul
Latvia2,504 records · best May, Jul
Georgia2,361 records · best Sep, May
Egypt2,236 records · best Apr, Mar
Slovenia2,045 records · best Jul, May
Norway1,937 records · best Apr, May
Palestine1,928 records · best Mar, Apr
Algeria1,756 records · best May, Apr
Armenia1,719 records · best May, Jun
Chad1,434 records · best Sep, Oct
Ethiopia1,338 records · best Jan, Dec
Moldova1,247 records · best May, Apr
Iran1,231 records · best May, Apr
Oman1,169 records · best Nov, Feb
United Arab Emirates1,030 records · best Oct, Nov
Sudan785 records · best Sep, Nov
Tunisia731 records · best Apr, Mar
Lesotho620 records · best Dec, Feb
Uzbekistan588 records · best May, Apr
Finland534 records · best May, Apr
North Macedonia453 records · best May, Jun
Luxembourg427 records · best May, Apr
Azerbaijan330 records · best May, Mar
Kosovo305 records · best May, Jul
Jordan233 records · best Apr, Aug
Lebanon219 records · best Mar, Apr
Eswatini209 records · best Jan, Dec
Liechtenstein202 records · best Aug, Jul
Kuwait197 records · best Sep, Apr
Cyprus193 records · best Sep, Aug
Mali192 records · best Jan, Dec
Iraq173 records · best May, Apr
Albania141 records · best May, Aug
Syria129 records · best Aug, Apr
Bosnia and Herzegovina106 records · best Apr, Jul
Mauritania46 records · best Mar, Aug
Niger40 records · best Feb, Jan
Yemen30 records · best Jan, Nov
Montenegro28 records · best Mar, Apr
Tajikistan24 records · best Sep, Jun
Libya21 records · best Jun, Apr
Kyrgyzstan20 records · best Apr, Jul
Malta19 records · best Sep, Aug
South Sudan12 records · best Mar, Nov
Djibouti10 records · best Sep, Oct
Andorra9 records · best Mar, May
Burkina Faso9 records · best Jan, Dec
Qatar8 records · best Oct, Nov
Eritrea7 records · best Apr, Sep
São Tomé and Príncipe4 records · best Oct, Jan
Seychelles3 records · best Dec, Jan
Turkmenistan3 records · best May, Jan
Bahrain2 records · best Jul, Dec
San Marino1 records · best Jun, Jan
Vatican City1 records · best Mar, Jan
Antigua and Barbuda1 records · best Aug, Jan
Maldives1 records · best Mar, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.