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Black Stork
Grootswartooievaar · Ciconia nigra
A tall, glossy-black stork with a white belly and striking red bill and legs. It hunts alone along quiet water, stalking slowly to spear fish, frogs and crabs. Far shyer than other storks, it nests on cliffs and big trees and keeps away from people.
Log your Black Stork sighting — free →How to identify it
Glossy black with a white belly plus a bright red bill and legs, unlike the all-dark, white-naped Woolly-necked Stork.
Where to see it in Kruger
A shy bird of quiet rivers, dams and rocky pools, most often near the northern rivers and gorges.
Did you know
It often wades into a stream and spreads its wings like an umbrella to shade the water and spot fish.
Often confused with
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