Gray, GR, 1848: NOTE(AS: Widely allopatric African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis is split from Asian Woolly-necked Stork C. episcopus based on plumage and other morphological differences (del Hoyo & Collar 2014; HBW/BLI).)
German
Afrika-Wollhalsstorch
French
Cigogne à pattes noires
Chinese
非洲白颈鹳
Japanese
Russian
Spanish
Cigüeña lanuda africana
Portuguese
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Recently split with the [Asian Woolly-necked Stork]. Note the African has a black head and face.
Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara)
AN
Antarctica
AO
Atlantic Ocean
AU
Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu)
PAL
Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan)
IO
Indian Ocean
LA
Latin America (Middle and South America)
MA
Middle America (Mexico through Panama)
NA
North America (includes the Caribbean)
NO
Northern oceans
OR
Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas)