Abdim's Stork

Abdim's Stork

Ciconia abdimii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
439 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Abdim's Stork sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 439 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
20–30
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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
2 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
9 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
10 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
13 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
15 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
17 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
18 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
19 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
20 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
21 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
22 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
25 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
26 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
29 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
30 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
31 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
32 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
33 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
34 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
35 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
36 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
37 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
38 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
39 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
40 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
41 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
42 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
43 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
44 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
45 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
46 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
47 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Abdim's Stork in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Abdim's Stork sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 439 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Abdim's Stork in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

February has the highest sighting rate for Abdim's Stork in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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