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The Black Stork Ciconia nigra is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It is a widespread, but uncommon, species that breeds in the warmer parts of Europe (predominantly in central and eastern regions), across temperate Asia and Southern Africa. This is a shy and wary species, unlike the closely related White Stork. It is seen in pairs or small flocks—in marshy areas, rivers or inland waters. The Black Stork feeds on amphibians and insects. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ciconiidae
Genus:
Ciconia
Scientific:
Ciconia nigra
Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.142
Protonym:
Ardea nigra
Avibase ID:
E2817DAE1B24B31E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E2817DAE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174909
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Cigogne noire ( Ciconia nigra) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cigogne noire ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 1st edition: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 3rd edition: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 4th edition: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 6th edition: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements, version 2015: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements, version 2016: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements, version 2017: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements, version 2018: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Clements, version 2019: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
eBird version 1.50: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
eBird version 1.52: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
eBird version 1.53: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
eBird version 1.54: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
eBird version 1.55: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
eBird version 2015: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
eBird version 2016: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
eBird version 2017: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
eBird version 2018: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
eBird version 2019: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Oriental Bird Club: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
James Lee Peters: Ciconia nigra |
James Lee Peters (original): Ciconia nigra |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Ciconia nigra |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ciconia nigra |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ciconia nigra |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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