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Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia episcopus (Boddaert, 1783) — also called Asian Woolly-necked Stork, Asian Woollyneck. Occurrence records of the Woolly-necked Stork are shared on GBIF from around 12 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Iphithi Nature Reserve (1 004 records), in 2 provinces.

IUCN: Near threatenedCiconiidae
12reserves with records
3 743records around them
2provinces
NTIUCN category
Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus)
Photo: Kaippally · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 004
Springside Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 004
The WaterberryNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal493
Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal354
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal293
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal198
Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal176
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal125
Nyalazi State ForestForest reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal54
St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal23
Mzamba Fossil bedsProtected heritage siteKZN KwaZulu-Natal15
Abelana Game ReserveGame reserveLP Limpopo4

By province

KwaZulu-Natal
11 reserves
Limpopo
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Order
Ciconiiformes
Scientific name
Ciconia episcopus
GBIF taxon
2481918
Wikidata
Q44327

More of the Ciconiidae family

African Woolly-necked StorkYellow-billed StorkWhite StorkBlack StorkSaddle-billed StorkMarabou StorkAbdim's Stork

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.