Black Stork
Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)
OS
BLAST
1310
Family: Ciconiiformes > Ciconiidae
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.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
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.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Least Concern |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Somerset, 1814 |
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
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
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Field Codes
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2-letter: OS | 5-letter code: BLAST | Euring: 1310 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Genetic origin and success of reintroduced white storks
- Mitigation of bird collisions with transmission lines through groundwire marking
- Waterbird densities in south European rice fields as a function of rice management
Read more studies about Black Stork on Conservation Evidence >
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