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Abdim's Stork

Ciconia abdimii M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Abdim's Stork at London Zoo, England.

Abdim's Stork at London Zoo, England.

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Open encyclopedia reference

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).

Wikipedia contributors, Abdim's stork; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:10:23.730659+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Ciconia abdimii M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823
Name authority
M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823
Common name
Abdim's Stork
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Ciconiiformes
Family
Ciconiidae
Genus
Ciconia
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderCiconiiformes
  10. familyCiconiidae Sundevall, 1836
  11. genusCiconia Brisson, 1760
  12. speciesCiconia abdimii M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Ciconia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Black StorkCiconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)CiconiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis G. R. Gray, 1848CiconiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Storm's StorkCiconia stormi (W. Blasius, 1896)CiconiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oriental StorkCiconia boyciana Swinhoe, 1873CiconiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White StorkCiconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758)CiconiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus (Boddaert, 1783)CiconiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Maguari StorkCiconia maguari (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)CiconiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 18 records assigned to Ciconiidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Africa

Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Lichtenstein, M. H. K. (1823). Verzeichniss Der Doubletten Des Zoologischen Museums Der Königl Universität Zu Berlin. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:5YTT3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.