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title: "Cegonha-preta"
description: "Ciconia nigra — Aves. The black stork (Ciconia nigra) is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-stork
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cegonha-preta

> Ciconia nigra — Aves. The black stork (Ciconia nigra) is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

- Scientific name: *Ciconia nigra*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 13374
- Wikidata: [Q25398](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25398)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4736](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4736)

## Names

- en: Black Stork
- de: Schwarzstorch
- es: Cigüeña negra
- fr: Cigogne noire
- nl: Zwarte ooievaar
- pt: Cegonha-preta
- pl: Bocian czarny

## Countries with the most observations

RU (1921), ES (1426), DE (964), IT (626), FR (583), ZA (548), CZ (528), UA (422), PT (412), PL (376), CN (369), TR (339)

## Summary

The black stork (Ciconia nigra) is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae. Measuring on average 95 to 100 cm (37 to 39 in) from beak tip to end of tail with a 145-to-155 cm (57-to-61 in) wingspan, the adult black stork has mainly black plumage, with white underparts, long red legs and a long pointed red beak. A widespread but uncommon species, it breeds in scattered locations across Europe (predominantly in Portugal and Spain, and central and eastern parts), and east across the Palearctic to the Pacific Ocean. It is a long-distance…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_stork

## Photo

![Cegonha-preta](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-stork/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332569359

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-stork?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).