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Abdim's stork

Ciconia abdimii M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823

LCLeast Concernbirds

The abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii) is a species in the family Ciconiidae, order Ciconiiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 1.4 kg and live up to 21.6 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii)
Photo: Gediminas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the abdim's stork

Weight
1.4 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
21.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
30.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.25 – 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the abdim's stork

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Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii)
Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the abdim's stork live?

Not recorded

What is the abdim's stork?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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).

From the Wikipedia article “Abdim's stork” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abdim%27s_stork&oldid=1380588586), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the abdim's stork endangered?

The abdim's stork is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the abdim's stork classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCiconiiformes
  5. familyCiconiidae
  6. genusCiconia
  7. SpeciesCiconia abdimii M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823

Synonyms Abdimia sphenorhyncha, Abdinnia sphenorhynchus, Sphenorhynchus abdimii, Sphenorrhynchus abdimii

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • ABSTEnglish
  • White-bellied storkEnglish
  • KleinooievaarAfrikaans
  • KleinswartooievaarAfrikaans
  • Kleinswartooievaar (Blouwangooievaar)Afrikaans
  • KleinswartsprinkaanvoëlAfrikaans
  • لقلق أبديمArabic
  • لقلق أبيض البطنArabic
  • Абдимов щъркелBulgarian
  • C'hwibon AbdimBreton
  • cigonya d'AbdimCatalan
  • čáp simbilCzech
  • AbdimstorkDanish
  • AbdimGerman
  • AbdimstorchGerman
  • RegenstorchGerman
  • blankventra cikonioEsperanto
  • Cigüeña de AbdimSpanish
  • savanni-toonekurgEstonian
  • savannihaikaraFinnish
  • Cigogne d'AbdimFrench
  • Cigogne d’AbdimFrench
  • Storc AbdaimIrish
  • חסידת אבדיםHebrew
  • חסידה אבדימיתHebrew
  • plavolica rodaCroatian
  • Abdim-gólyaHungarian
  • Cicogna di AbdimItalian
  • アオハシコウJapanese
  • baltapilvis gandrasLithuanian
  • lietus stārķisLatvian
  • Abdims OoievaarDutch
  • blåmaskestorkNorwegian
  • bocian białobrzuchyPolish
  • cegonha-de-abdimPortuguese
  • cegonha-de-barriga-brancaPortuguese
  • Дождевой аистRussian
  • Белобрюхий аистRussian
  • bocian AbdimovSlovak
  • Abdimova rodaSerbian
  • blåkindad storkSwedish
  • Abdim LeyleğiTurkish
  • leKolowaneTswana
  • lekollwaneTswana
  • lekololowaneTswana
  • лелека африканськийUkrainian
  • 白腹鸛Chinese
  • 白腹鹳Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the abdim's stork

Other species in the same genus Ciconia.

CompareAbdim's stork vs White storkAbdim's stork vs Black storkAbdim's stork vs Asian woolly-necked storkAbdim's stork vs Oriental stork

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the abdim's stork?

An adult abdim's stork weighs 1.4 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the abdim's stork endangered?

The abdim's stork is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the abdim's stork live?

The abdim's stork has a recorded lifespan of 21.6 years.

What kind of animal is the abdim's stork?

The abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii) belongs to the family Ciconiidae in the order Ciconiiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{abdims_stork_2026,
  title = {Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/abdims-stork},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}