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Black Stork
Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus, C 1758)
The black stork is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae. Measuring on average 95 to 100 cm from beak tip to end of tail with a 145-to-155 cm (57-to-61 in) wingspan, the adult black stork has mainly black plumage, with white underparts, long red legs and a long pointed red beak. A widespread but uncommon species, it breeds in scattered locations across Europe, and east across the Palearctic to the Pacific Ocean. It is a long-distance migrant, with European populations wintering in tropical Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asian populations in the Indian subcontinent. When migrating between Europe and Africa, it avoids crossing the Mediterranean Sea and detours via the Levant in the east or the Strait of Gibraltar in the west. An isolated, non-migratory, population occurs in Southern Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ciconiidae
Genus:
Ciconia
Scientific:
Ciconia nigra
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ciconiidae
Genus:
Ciconia
Scientific:
Ciconia nigra
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.142
Protonym:
Ardea nigra
Type locality:
Northern Europe; restricted type locality, Sweden.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/161/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
E2817DAE1B24B31E
Avibase ID:
avibase-E2817DAE
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E2817DAE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174909
Geographic range:
- Ciconia nigra: central and southern Eurasia; southern Africa; winters to central Africa and India
Source: Clements checklist
Black Stork
Catalan:
Cigonya negra
Czech:
čáp černý
Danish:
Sort Stork
German:
Schwarzstorch
Spanish:
Cigüeña Negra
Spanish (Spain):
Cigüeña Negra
Finnish:
mustahaikara
French:
Cigogne noire
Croatian:
Crna Roda
Hungarian:
Fekete gólya
Icelandic:
Kolstorkur
Italian:
Cicogna nera
Japanese (romaji):
nabekou
Japanese:
ナベコウ
Lithuanian:
Juodasis gandras
Dutch:
Zwarte Ooievaar
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartstork
Norwegian:
Svartstork
Polish:
bocian czarny
Portuguese:
Cegonha-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
Cegonha-preta
Russian:
Чёрный аист
Slovak:
bocian čierny
Serbian:
crna roda
Swedish:
svart stork
Ukrainian:
Лелека чорний
Chinese:
黑鹳
Chinese (Traditional):
黑鸛
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. 2023 (May 2023): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): 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) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| Avilist 2025: 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) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): 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, version 2021: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| Clements, version 2022: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| Clements, version 2023: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| Clements, version 2024: 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) |
| eBird version 2021: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| eBird version 2022: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| eBird version 2023: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| eBird version 2024: 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 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 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) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| Oriental Bird Club: Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Ciconia nigra |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ciconia nigra |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (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, Birds of the World Version 2.0: 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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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Grootswartooievaar
Arabic: اللقلق الأسود, عنز الماء, عنز الماء اللقلق, لقلق اسود
Asturian: Cigoña, Cigüeña prieta, Prieta
Azerbaijani: Qara hacıleylək, Qara leylək
Bashkir: ҡара ҡауҙы, ҡауҙы
Belarusian: Чорны бусел
Bulgarian: Черен щъркел
Bengali: কারা ভাচনকমজাড় , কালা মানিকজোড়
Bengali (transliteration): kālā mānikajōṛa
Breton: Ar c'hwibon du, C'hwibon du
Catalan: Cigonya negra
Catalan (Balears): Cigonya negra
Valencian: Cigonya negra
Montenegrin: crna roda, црна рода
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): црна рода
Czech: Cáp cerný, Čáp černý, èáp èerný
Chuvash: хура аист, хура шапа тарçи
Welsh: Ciconia du
Danish: Sort stork
German: Schwarzstorch
Greek: Μαύρoς πελαργός, Μαυροπελαργός, Μαύρος Πελαργός
Greek (Cypriot): Μαυροπελαργός
English: Black Stork, European Black Stork
English, HBW: Black Stork
English (IOC): Black Stork
English (Kenya): Black Stork
English (United States): Black Stork
Esperanto: Nigra cikonio
Spanish: Ciguëña negra, Cigúeña negra, Cigüeña Negra, Ciguña negra, Giguëña negra
Spanish (Spain): Cigüeña Negra
Spanish (HBW): Cigüeña negra
Estonian: Must-toonekurg
Basque: Amiamoko beltz, Amiamoko beltza, Cigonya negra, Zikoina beltza
Evenki: sschilin, бунӣты, сили
Persian: لک لک سیاه, لکلک سیاه
Finnish: Mustahaikara
Faroese: Svartstorkur
French: Cicogne noire, Cigogne noire
Friulian: cicogne nere
Frisian: Swarte Earrebarre
Irish: Storc Dubh
Gaelic: Corra dhubh, Corra Dubh
Galician: Cegoña negra, Cigonya negra
Manx: Coar ghoo, Stork doo
Hebrew: חסידה שחורה
Croatian: Crna Roda
Hungarian: Fekete gólya
Armenian: [Sev Aragil ], Սև Արագիլ
Icelandic: Kolstorkur
Italian: Cicogna nera
Japanese (romaji): Nabe-ko, nabe-kō, Nabe-koh, Nabe-koo, nabekou, Nabe-kou
Japanese: ナベコウ
Japanese (Kanji): 鍋鸛
Georgian: ყარყატი, შავი ყარყატი
Kara-Kalpak: қара ләйлек
Kabardian: къырпсыхэуэ
Mongolian, Halh: Стормын өрөвтас
Kazakh: Қара дегелек, Қара құтан, Қара ләйлек, Қара ләйлік
Kazakh (Transliteration): qara degelek
Korean: 먹황새
Korean (Transliteration): meok-hwang-sae
Karachay-Balkar: къара лелек
North Karelian: muštahaikara
Cornish: Whybon dhu
Kwangali: Endongondongo
Kirghiz: кара илегилек, кара куназ, кара кунас
Scientific: Ardea ignea, Ardea nigra, Ciconia nigra
Luxembourgish: Schwaarze Stuerk, Schwarze Storch
Limburgish: Zwarte stork
Lithuanian: Juodas busilas, Juodas gužas, Juodas starkus, Juodasis gandras
Latvian: Gandrs, Melnais stārķis
Macedonian: Црн штрк
Malayalam: കരിമ്പകം
Mongolian: Стормын өрөвтас, Хар өрөвтас
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠬᠠᠷᠠ ᠦᠷᠪᠢᠲᠡᠰᠦ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠬᠠᠷᠠ ᠣᠷᠪᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Хар өрви
Mongolian (Transliteration): khar örövtas, khar ör'v
Moldavian: Barză neagră, Cocostârc negru
Malay: Burung Botak Hitam
Maltese: Cikonja Sewda, Ċikonja Sewda, ċikonja s-sewda
Nepali: कालो गरुड
Dutch: Zwarte Ooievaar
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartstork
Norwegian: Skog-stork, Svartstork, Svart-stork
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): vaskisorzu
Polish: bocian czarny
Pinyin: guō-guàn, hēi-guàn, wū-guàn
Portuguese: cegonha preta, Cegonha-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): Cegonha-preta
Romansh: Cicogna naira, cigogna naira
Rhaeto-Romance: Cicogna naira
Romanian: Barză neagră
Russian: Chyorny Aist, Аист черный, Черный аист, Чёрный аист
Yakut: хара кутан, хара эһир
Scots: Corra dubh
Northern Sami: Cáhppesháigir, Čáhppesháigir
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Kalu Manawa
Slovak: Bocian čierny
Slovenian: crna štorklja, črna štorklja
Albanian: Lejleku i zi
Serbian: crna roda, Црна рода
Sotho, Southern: Mokoroane
Swedish: Svart stork
Swahili: Korongo Mweusi
Tamil: Ciconia nigra
Tajik: лаклаки сиѐҳ
Thai: นกกระสาดำ
Thai (Transliteration): nók krà-săa dam
Turkmen: gara leglek
Turkish: Kara leylek, Siyah Leylek, Қара дегелек
Tatar: кара ләкләк
Tuvinian: Шилен
Udmurt: аист, ванем, вудор, гырпум
Ukrainian: Лелека чорний , Чорний лелека
Uzbek: қора лайлак
Vietnamese: Chim Hạc đen, Hạc đen
Sorbian, Lower: Carny bośon
Sorbian, Upper: Čorny baćon
Kalmyk: хар ханчилду
Xhosa: Unocofu
Chinese: [guo-guan], [hei-guan], [wu-guan], 乌鹳, 锅鹳, 黑 鹳, 黑鸛, 黑鹳
Chinese (Traditional): 烏鸛, 鍋鸛, 黑鸛
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 黑鸛
Chinese (Taiwan): [hei-guan], 黑鸛, 黑鹳
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