Black Stork

Ciconia nigra - Cigogne noire

Cigogne noire
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Ciconiiformes

  • Family
    :

    Ciconiidés

  • Genus
    :

    Ciconia

  • Species
    :

    nigra

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 100 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 144 à 155 cm.
  • Weight
    :
Longevity

18 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Cigogne noire
adult plum. breeding
Cigogne noire
immature

Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) is a species of bird in the Ciconiidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Cigogne noire,
  • Cigüeña negra,
  • cegonha-preta,
  • Schwarzstorch,
  • fekete gólya,
  • Zwarte Ooievaar,
  • Cicogna nera,
  • svart stork,
  • Svartstork,
  • bocian čierny,
  • čáp černý,
  • Sort Stork,
  • mustahaikara,
  • Grootswartooievaar,
  • cigonya negra,
  • Kolstorkur,
  • bocian czarny,
  • melnais stārķis,
  • črna štorklja,
  • Чёрный аист,
  • ナベコウ,
  • 黑鹳,
  • นกกระสาดำ,
  • 黑鸛,

Voice song and call

Cigogne noire
adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Cigogne noire
adult plum. breeding

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Cigogne noire
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