African woolly-necked stork
| African woolly-necked stork | |
|---|---|
| In kwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Ciconia |
| Species: | C. microscelis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ciconia microscelis GR Gray, 1848 | |
| Subspecies | |
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Ciconia episcopus microscelis GR Gray, 1848 | |
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.