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Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823
Ciconiidae — Storks
Abdim's Stork, Ciconia abdimii, is a stork of the family Ciconiidae that breeds in Africa and the Palearctic, from Senegal to Ethiopia and the south-western Arabian Peninsula, mainly in western Yemen, and spends the non-breeding season in eastern and southern Africa and Oman. It is the smallest stork. It is associated with open country and is absent mainly from forests, thick woodland and deserts. It nests in trees, on cliffs or on rooftops, and the female lays two to three eggs. The species was described by Lichtenstein, MHC, in 1823.
- Order
- Ciconiiformes
- Family
- Ciconiidae — Storks
- Breeding range
- Africa, Palearctic: Senegal to Ethiopia and sw Arabian Pen. (primarily w Yemen)
- Nonbreeding range
- e, s Africa, Oman
