Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCiconiiformes (Storks)
- FamilyCiconiidae (Storks)
- GenusCiconia (Ciconia Storks)
- SpeciesCiconia abdimii (Abdim's Stork)
Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii), also known as the white-bellied stork, is a stork belonging to the family Ciconiidae. It is the smallest species of stork, feeds mostly on insects, and is found widely in open habitats in Sub-Saharan Africa and in Yemen. The common name commemorates the Ottoman Albanian Governor of Wadi Halfa in Sudan, Bey El-Arnaut Abdim (1780–1827). Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Abdim's Stork sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Abdim's Stork in Mana Pools National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Abdim's Stork sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Abdim's Stork in Mana Pools National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Abdim's Stork in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.