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Where to see the Black-necked Stork

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus · bird · Ciconiidae

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) is recorded in 418 protected areas and wildlife sites across 6 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kaziranga National Park (India), Kevladev National Park (India) and Kakadu National Park (Australia).

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Black-necked Stork
Photo: Lip Kee (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where is the best place to see the Black-necked Stork?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Black-necked Stork are Kaziranga National Park (India), Kevladev National Park (India) and Kakadu National Park (Australia). Most sites are in Australia (341), India (57) and Sri Lanka (6). It appears in 2 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Black-necked Stork

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Kaziranga National ParkIndia3,9561971–2024Recorded on GBIF
2Kevladev National ParkIndia3,6771970–2026Recorded on GBIF
3Kakadu National ParkAustralia3,3691962–2026Recorded on GBIF
4Kakadu National ParkAustralia3,3691962–2026Recorded on GBIF
5Kakadu National Park World Heritage SiteAustralia3,3671962–2026Recorded on GBIF
6Yawuru Indigenous Protected Area sea countryAustralia1,7131991–2026Recorded on GBIF
7Unnamed WA51046 5(1)(h) ReserveAustralia1,7121991–2026Recorded on GBIF
8Yawuru Indigenous Protected AreaAustralia1,7061991–2026Recorded on GBIF
9Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine ParkAustralia1,6251907–2026Recorded on GBIF
10Great Barrier Reef World Heritage AreaAustralia1,4391907–2026Recorded on GBIF
11Fogg Dam Conservation ReserveAustralia1,4191967–2026Recorded on GBIF
12Sultanpur National ParkIndia1,3701982–2024Recorded on GBIF
13Sultanpur National Park ESZIndia1,3701982–2024Recorded on GBIF
14Yawuru Indigenous Protected Area (IUCN Cat. IV)Australia1,2121991–2026Recorded on GBIF
15Knuckey Lagoons Conservation ReserveAustralia9781982–2026Recorded on GBIF
16Buffalo Creek Management AreaAustralia8341982–2025Recorded on GBIF
17Surajpur Wetlands Reserve ForestIndia7982012–2024Recorded on GBIF
18Unnamed WA51105 5(1)(h) ReserveAustralia7041991–2026Recorded on GBIF
19Corbett Tiger ReserveIndia6881978–2024Recorded on GBIF
20Jim Corbett National ParkIndia6801978–2024Recorded on GBIF
21Great Barrier Reef Marine ParkAustralia6801907–2026Recorded on GBIF
22Moreton Bay Marine ParkAustralia6061887–2026Recorded on GBIF
23Yala National ParkSri Lanka5951975–2026Recorded on GBIF
24Trinity Inlet Fish Habitat AreaAustralia5641952–2026Recorded on GBIF
25Yawuru Indigenous Protected Area (IUCN Cat. VI)Australia5201992–2026Recorded on GBIF

393 more places in the interactive map.

By country

Australia: 341, India: 57, Sri Lanka: 6, United States of America: 6, Nepal: 4 and Cambodia: 4.

Seen on trips

The Black-necked Stork is recorded in these trip reports:

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Sri Lanka guide, India guide, Thailand guide, Nepal guide.

Take it with you

Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.

Make a field guide for Kaziranga National Park

Photo: Lip Kee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

GBIF downloads: India, Australia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, United States of America.

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.