Black Stork
Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)
OS
BLAST
1310
Family: Ciconiiformes > Ciconiidae
![Black Stork, Edmund Fellowes Black Stork, Edmund Fellowes](https://www.bto.org/sites/default/files/birdfacts/00041_Black%20Stork_Edmund%20Fellowes.jpg)
This large, glossy black bird, with white underparts to its body and a small amount of white in the wing, breeds in eastern Europe and migrates to Africa. It is a rare but regular visitor to Britain & Ireland.
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
DISTRIBUTION
This scarce visitor is too rarely reported to map distribution.
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SEASONALITY
Black Storks are very rare with occasional records in spring and autumn.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland
![Foreign locations of Black Stork ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland Foreign locations of Black Stork ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland](https://app.bto.org/ring/countyrec/images/amap1310.png)
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Black Stork, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
Field Codes ![]() |
2-letter: OS | 5-letter code: BLAST | Euring: 1310 |
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