Black-necked Stork
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Black-necked Stork

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kakadu National Park
528 Verified records at Kakadu National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) is a tall, long-necked wading bird in the stork family. It is a resident species across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia with a disjunct population in Australia. It lives in wetland habitats and near fields of certain crops such as rice and wheat where it forages for a wide range of animal prey. Adult birds of both sexes have a heavy bill and are patterned in white and irridescent blacks, but the sexes differ in the colour of the iris with females sporting yellow irises and males having dark-coloured irises. In Australia, it is known as a jabiru, although that name also refers to a stork species found in the Americas. It is one of the few storks that are strongly territorial when feeding and breeding. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-necked Stork sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 528 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
10 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
12 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-necked Stork in Kakadu National Park?

About 39% of wildlife watchers report a Black-necked Stork sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 528 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-necked Stork in Kakadu National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Black-necked Stork in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.

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