Abdim's Stork

Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823

73 cmLength1.4 kgWeight

Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii), also known as the white-bellied stork, is a stork belonging to the family Ciconiidae.

Busiest months: February · Most records: Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Abdim's Stork has been recorded at 277 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 30 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania643 records
Tarangire NPTanzania118 records
Murchison Falls NP – North sideUganda92 records

More places

Mukuvisi WoodlandsZimbabwe91 records
Serengeti NPTanzania88 records
Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Lake MagadiTanzania79 records
Cleveland Dam/Haka Game ParkZimbabwe77 records
Ngorongoro Conservation Area – NdutuTanzania76 records
Lake Mburo NPUganda72 records
Camp LemonnierDjibouti70 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Tanzania Uganda Kenya Zimbabwe Ethiopia Djibouti South Africa Namibia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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).

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Questions

How big is the Abdim's Stork?

The Abdim's Stork is about 73 cm long and weighs around 1.4 kg.

Where does the Abdim's Stork live?

Its breeding range: Africa, Palearctic: Senegal to Ethiopia and southwestern Arabian Peninsula (primarily western Yemen). It is most often recorded in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.