noun
black stork
A species of stork (Ciconia nigra) with black plumage and a white belly. In Japanese, the name literally means 'pot stork'.
ナベコウはヨーロッパやアジアで見られる渡り鳥です。
The black stork is a migratory bird found in Europe and Asia.
日本ではナベコウはまれな冬鳥として記録されています。
In Japan, the black stork is recorded as a rare winter visitor.
コウノトリ is the oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana), a related species with mostly white plumage, and is more familiar in Japan.
The name ナベコウ (鍋鸛) literally means 'pot stork', likely from the bird's appearance or behavior, but the exact origin is uncertain.