Black-necked stork
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790)
The black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) is a species in the family Ciconiidae, order Ciconiiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 4.1 kg and live up to 34 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the black-necked stork
- Weight
- 4.1 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 1.9 m – 2.18 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 34 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.2 – 3.75src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the black-necked stork?
Where does the black-necked stork live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The black-necked stork is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the black-necked stork?
The black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) is a tall, long-necked wading bird in the stork family. It is a resident species across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia with a disjunct population in Australia. It lives in wetland habitats including natural wetlands as well as fields of certain crops such as rice and wheat where it forages for a wide range of animal prey. Adult birds of both sexes have a heavy bill and are patterned in white and irridescent blacks, but the sexes differ in the colour of the iris with females sporting yellow irises and males having dark-coloured irises. In Australia, it is known as a jabiru, although that name also refers to a stork species found in the Americas. It is one of the few storks that are strongly territorial.
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Is the black-necked stork endangered?
The black-necked stork is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 black-necked stork classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCiconiiformes
- familyCiconiidae
- genusEphippiorhynchus
- SpeciesEphippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790)
Synonyms Ardea louhoujung, Mycteria asiatica, Mycteria indica, Xenorhynchus asiaticus
Other names and names in other languages (45)
- JabiruEnglish
- Jabiru (Australian)English
- لقلق أسود العنقArabic
- xabirú asiáticuAsturian
- Черноврат щъркелBulgarian
- কালাগলা মানিকজোড়Bangla
- jabirú asiàticCatalan
- čáp černokrkýCzech
- ciconia gyddfdduWelsh
- Sorthalset StorkDanish
- RiesenstorchGerman
- azia jabiruoEsperanto
- Jabirú asiáticoSpanish
- pugal-toonekurgEstonian
- aasiansatulahaikaraFinnish
- Jabiru d'AsieFrench
- Jabiru d’AsieFrench
- חסידה שחורת-צווארHebrew
- feketenyakú gólyaHungarian
- Bangau leher-hitamIndonesian
- Bangau Leher HitamIndonesian
- Cicogna colloneroItalian
- Becco a sella asiaticoItalian
- セイタカコウJapanese
- azijinis gandrasLithuanian
- काळ्या मानेचा करकोचाMarathi
- ZwartnekooievaarDutch
- ZwarthalsooievaarDutch
- svarthalsstorkNorwegian
- żabiru czerwononogiPolish
- jabiru-asiáticoPortuguese
- jabiru-de-pescoço-pretoPortuguese
- jabiru-orientalPortuguese
- Азиатский ябируRussian
- Азиатский седлоклювRussian
- bocianovec červenonohýSlovak
- azijski jabiruSlovenian
- črnovrata štorkljaSlovenian
- Crnovrata rodaSerbian
- svarthalsad storkSwedish
- นกกระสาคอดำThai
- Asya JabirusuTurkish
- ябіру азійськийUkrainian
- 黑頸鸛Chinese
- 黑颈鹳Chinese
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Relatives of the black-necked stork
Other species in the same genus Ephippiorhynchus.
Saddle-billed stork
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-necked stork?
An adult black-necked stork weighs 4.1 kg and has a wingspan of 1.9 m – 2.18 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the black-necked stork live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the black-necked stork for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the black-necked stork endangered?
The black-necked stork is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the black-necked stork live?
The black-necked stork has a recorded lifespan of 34 years.
What kind of animal is the black-necked stork?
The black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) belongs to the family Ciconiidae in the order Ciconiiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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