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[[Image:black_necked_stork_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Pair : Ssp. ''asiaticus'', F-left M-right<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], Feb-2016]] | [[Image:black_necked_stork_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Pair : Ssp. ''asiaticus'', F-left M-right<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], Feb-2016]] | ||
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Image:Black necked stork Ephippiohynchus asiaticus Nuckeys Lagoon 3602c 7-10-07.jpg|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|tcollins|tcollins}}<br />Darwin, [[Northern Territory]], October 2007 | Image:Black necked stork Ephippiohynchus asiaticus Nuckeys Lagoon 3602c 7-10-07.jpg|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|tcollins|tcollins}}<br />Darwin, [[Northern Territory]], October 2007 | ||
Image:49168Black-necked-Stork-1-flight.jpg|Female<br />Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />Gold Coast, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], July 2006 | Image:49168Black-necked-Stork-1-flight.jpg|Female<br />Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />Gold Coast, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], July 2006 | ||
| + | Image:black_necked_stork_imm._alok.JPG|Immature-male : Ssp. ''asiaticus''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], June-2013 | ||
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Revision as of 09:21, 27 February 2017
Alternative name: Jabiru1
- Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Identification
110–137 cm (43¼-54 in)
- Jet black head, neck, wing bar and tail
- Remaining plumage white
- Hefty black bill
- Bright red legs
Apart from the female having a yellow iris and the male's being brown, the sexes are identical.
Juveniles - light brown, white belly and dark legs.
Distribution
India to Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Australia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies2:
- E. a. asiaticus:
- E. a. australis:
- Northern and eastern Australia and southern New Guinea
Habitat
Marshes and wetlands in tropical lowland.
Behaviour
Breeding
They build a stick nest in trees. The clutch consists of 3-5 eggs.
Diet
The diet consists mostly of eels and catfish, and also includes turtles and their hatchlings, frogs and large insects, young birds, lizards and rodents.
Gallery
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Male (dark iris)
Photo by keith h
Yellow Water, Northern Territory, June 2008
Juvenile
Photo by tcollins
Darwin, Northern Territory, October 2007
Female
Photo by Hans&Judy Beste
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, July 2006
Immature-male : Ssp. asiaticus
Photo by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, India, June-2013
References
- Not to be confused with Jabiru, Jabiru mycteria.
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-necked Stork. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-necked_Stork
External Links
