Black Stork
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Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve
4 Verified records at Samburu National Reserve
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black stork (Ciconia nigra) 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 (37 to 39 in) 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 (predominantly in Portugal and Spain, and central and eastern parts), 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 broad expanses of the Mediterranean Sea and detours via the Levant in the east, the Strait of Sicily in the center, or the Strait of Gibraltar in the west. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

African Woolly-necked Stork

African Woolly-necked Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ciconia microscelis

<5% · Rare
White Stork
LC

White Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ciconia ciconia

<5% · Rare
Abdim's Stork
LC

Abdim's Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ciconia abdimii

<5% · Rare
Marabou Stork
LC

Marabou Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptoptilos crumenifer

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-billed Stork
LC

Yellow-billed Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mycteria ibis

10–20% · With luck
African Openbilled Stork
LC

African Openbilled Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anastomus lamelligerus

<5% · Rare
Saddle-billed Stork
NT

Saddle-billed Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Black Stork at Samburu National Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
2 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
7 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
9 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
10 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
11 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
13 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
14 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
15 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
16 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
17 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
18 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
19 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
20 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
21 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
22 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
23 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
24 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
25 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
26 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
27 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
28 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
29 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
30 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
32 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
33 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
34 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
35 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
36 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
37 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
38 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
39 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
40 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
41 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
42 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
43 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
44 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
45 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
46 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
47 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
48 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
49 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
50 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
51 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
52 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
53 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
54 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
55 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
56 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
57 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
58 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
59 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
60 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
61 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
62 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
63 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
64 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
65 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
66 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
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