Black Stork Ciconia nigra [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Order:
Ciconiiformes
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Family: Ciconiidae |
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BTO Codes:
OS, BLAST
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EURING No: 1310 | |
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Number in Britain:
3 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
98 cm
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Wingspan: 150 cm |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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L.: ciconia=the stork and L.: niger=shining black |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: local in c&s Europe, c&e Asia & s Africa, WINTERS: northern birds winter south to s Asia & Africa |
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Habitat:
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Lakes, marshes & rivers near forest |
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Diet:
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Mostly fish from shallow waters, also large insects and small vertebrates |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Somerset, 1814
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
134
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
May to September
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Borders
(2006),
Clyde
(1983),
Dumfries & Galloway
(1990),
Highland
(2006),
Lothian
(1983),
Moray & Nairn
(2006),
Northeast
(1998),
Outer Hebrides
(1991),
Orkney
(2006),
Perth & Kinross
(1980),
Shetland
(1977),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(1996),
Durham
(2006),
Northumberland
(2006),
East Yorkshire
(2005),
North Yorkshire
(2006),
West Yorkshire
(2002),
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North-west England:
Cumbria
(1995),
Lancashire
(2007),
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English Midlands:
Leicestershire
(1991),
Northamptonshire
(1990),
Nottinghamshire
(2002),
Shropshire
(1990),
Staffordshire
(1985),
Worcestershire
(1956),
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Eastern England:
Essex
(2004),
Hertfordshire
(2002),
Lincolnshire
(1984),
Norfolk
(2002),
Suffolk
(2006),
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South-east England:
Hampshire
(2007),
Isle of Wight
(2007),
Kent
(2007),
Greater London
(1990),
Oxfordshire
(1862),
Surrey
(1990),
East Sussex
(2003),
West Sussex
(2002),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2007),
Devon
(2007),
Dorset
(2007),
Gloucestershire
(1995),
Somerset
(1993),
Wiltshire
(2007),
Isles of Scilly
(2005),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(2007),
Caernarfonshire
(1989),
Pembrokeshire
(1991),
Radnorshire
(1989),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: Corra-dhubh | Welsh: Ciconia Du |
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Danish:
Sort stork
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Dutch: Zwarte ooievaar |
| Finnish: Mustahaikara | French: Cigogne noire |
| German: Schwarzstorch | Hungarian: Fekete gólya |
| Icelandic: Kolstorkur | Irish: Storc Dubh |
| Italian: Cicogna nera | Norwegian: Svartstork |
| Polish: Bocian czarny | Portuguese: Cegonha-preta |
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Spanish:
Cigúeña negra
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Swedish: Svart stork |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Hancock, J. 1992 Storks, ibises and spoonbills of the world Academic Press, London [598.463 HAN] | |
| See Also: | |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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