African Woollyneck Stork
Ciconia microscelis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 2,834
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The African woolly-necked stork or African woollyneck (Ciconia microscelis) is a species of large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds singly, or in small loose colonies. It is distributed in a wide variety of habitats including marshes in forests, agricultural areas, and freshwater wetlands across Africa.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “African woolly-necked stork”.