Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Asian Woolly-necked StorkAsian Woolly-necked StorkAsian Woolly-necked StorkAsian Woolly-necked Stork

Asian Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia episcopus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Nagarhole National Park
240 Verified records at Nagarhole National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Asian woolly-necked stork or Asian woollyneck (Ciconia episcopus) is a species of large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds singly, or in small loose colonies. It is distributed in a wide variety of habitats including marshes in forests, agricultural areas, and freshwater wetlands across Asia. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Woolly-necked Stork sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 240 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park

Black Stork
LC

Black Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ciconia nigra

<5% · Rare
Asian Openbill Stork
LC

Asian Openbill Stork

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anastomus oscitans

10–20% · With luck
Painted Stork
LC

Painted Stork

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Mycteria leucocephala

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Adjutant
NT

Lesser Adjutant

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptoptilos javanicus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
2 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
4 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
5 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
6 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
7 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
8 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
10 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
11 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
12 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
13 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
14 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
15 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
16 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
17 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
18 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
19 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
21 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
22 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Asian Woolly-necked Stork in Nagarhole National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Woolly-necked Stork sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 240 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Asian Woolly-necked Stork in Nagarhole National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Asian Woolly-necked Stork in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.

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