White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCiconiiformes (Storks)
- FamilyCiconiidae (Storks)
- GenusCiconia (Ciconia Storks)
- SpeciesCiconia ciconia (White Stork)
Closest Relatives at Białowieża National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White Stork in Białowieża National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a White Stork sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 311 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White Stork in Białowieża National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for White Stork in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.