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bird · Ciconiiformes · Ciconiidae

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called European White Stork, WHST. Occurrence records of the White Stork are shared on GBIF from around 18 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Karkloof Conservation Centre (159 records), in 5 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernCiconiidae
18reserves with records
368records around them
5provinces
LCIUCN category
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Photo: Krzysztof Kin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal159
Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal60
Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal31
Huisklip Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape21
Modderfontein ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng20
SANP Garden Of EdenNature reserveWC Western Cape15
Kragga Kamma Game ParkProtected areaEC Eastern Cape13
Van Stadens Wild Flower ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape8
Kamberg Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal7
Panthera Africa Big Cat SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryWC Western Cape6
Hopewell Private Game ReserveGame reserveEC Eastern Cape5
SwartkransProtected heritage siteGP Gauteng5
Loteni Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal5
Ruitersbos Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape3
Umvoti Vlei Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal3
Indalu Game ReservePrivate game reserveWC Western Cape3
Olifantsvlei Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng2
MANAVHELA NATURE RESERVENature reserveLP Limpopo2

By province

KwaZulu-Natal
6 reserves
Eastern Cape
4 reserves
Western Cape
4 reserves
Gauteng
3 reserves
Limpopo
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Order
Ciconiiformes
Scientific name
Ciconia ciconia
GBIF taxon
2481912
Wikidata
Q25352

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.