Overview
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).
Habitat & distribution
Habitats
Terrestrial
Video
Sounds
Audio pronunciation file from the Lingua Libre project.Speaker: Bananax47
Recorder: Bananax47 · CC0
References
- GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
- WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
- Wikipedia — Abdim's stork Wikipedia
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