Abdim's stork
Abdim's stork | |
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At the London Zoo, England | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Ciconiiformes |
Family: | Ciconiidae |
Genus: | Ciconia |
Species: | C. abdimii
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Binomial name | |
Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein, MHC , 1823 | |
Breeding (green), non-breeding visitor (blue) |
Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii), also known as the white-bellied stork, is a stork belonging to the family
Distribution and habitat
Abdim's stork is found widely in open habitats throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, from the Sahel to South Africa, being absent mainly from forests, dense woodlands and deserts. A smaller populations occurs in Yemen.[1] It breeds colonially in trees, on cliffs or rooftops in the northern half of its range (north of the Equator) during the wet season from May to August, migrating to eastern and southern Africa for the remainder of the year.[1] This stork has escaped or been deliberately released into Florida, U.S., but there is no evidence that the population is breeding and may only persist due to continuing releases or escapes.[1] Archived 2018-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
Widespread and common throughout its large range, Abdim's stork is evaluated as
Description
Ciconia abdimii is a black stork with grey legs, red knees and feet, grey bill and white underparts. It has red facial skin in front of the eye and blue skin near the bill in breeding season. It is the smallest species of stork, at 73 cm (29 in) and a weight of just over 1 kg (2.2 lb).[3]
Biology
The Abdim's stork is mostly
Gallery
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At the San Diego Zoo
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Egg of Ciconia abdimii
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Ciconia abdimii atBusch Gardens Tampa(video clip).
References
- ^ . Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b ""Abdim's Stork Fact Sheet, Lincoln Park Zoo"". Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
- ^ "Abdim's Stork Animal Bytes". SeaWorld. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
External links
- Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine - BirdLife International
- Abdim’s Stork - The Atlas of Southern African Birds
- Abdim's Stork Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine - SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment