Title:

White Stork: Ciconia ciconia

Publication Year:
2015
Abstract:

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.

Publication Title:

Birds to watch in Namibia: red, rare and endemic species

Place:
Windhoek
Publisher:
Ministry of Environment and Tourism and Namibia Nature Foundation
Pages:
262
Item Type:
Book or Magazine Section, Map Data
Language:
en
Files:
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White_Stork_2015.pdf 1.35 MB

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