White Stork: Ciconia ciconia
This species is a rare palaearctic migrant to Namibia, but large numbers may occur in the eastern parts of southern Africa. It breeds in increasing numbers, estimated at 170,000 pairs in Europe in the mid 1990s. Up to 25,000 birds are estimated to visit South Africa in summer. A small breeding population occurs in South Africa. Birds are found unpredictably across Namibia, with concentrations known at Nyae Nyae Pan (64 birds), Etosha Pan (50 birds), Omatako Dam (50 birds) and Tsumkwe Pans (fewer than 20 birds); birds also concentrate at some of the northern rivers, including the floodplains of the Zambezi-Chobe system.
Birds to watch in Namibia: red, rare and endemic species
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