Black-necked Stork — Australian Bird Identification Guide

Bird guideBlack-necked Stork

The only stork breeding in Australia, gathering in large colonies in northern wetlands during the wet season.

⚠️VIC: Endangered

🍃Indigenous: Jarnarran, Ganji, Garrinji, Gandji, Anji, Murrbindibindi, Ni-Ganji, Murrwin, Jebru, Gulmirimiri, Redleg, Jabiru, Policeman-Bird

At a glance

FamilyStorks

SizeGiant

RarityCommon

HabitatUsually found singly or in pairs around tropical wetlands and ponds.

Best timeReported across most months in Queensland, with no narrow seasonal peak.

Range map

Occurrence window

200approx hotspots

51875approx records

4states

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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.

Species notes

Overview

Female has yellow eyes. In flight note white belly and mostly white wings with a central black panel, long red/pink legs trailing behind. Immature has darker upperwings.