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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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Chiefly mangroves, coastal brackish and fresh water swamps, occasionally inland on rivers, lakes, wetlands and marshes. | Chiefly mangroves, coastal brackish and fresh water swamps, occasionally inland on rivers, lakes, wetlands and marshes. | ||
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Revision as of 16:54, 9 August 2015
- Leptoptilos dubius
Identification
120–152 cm
- Very heavy bill
- Yellow neck pouch
Distribution
Asia, Nepal, India
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand (extirpated?).
Globally endangered species but easy to see in Assam, North-eastern India ((population ±300 birds 1992[1]). Birds feed around the fish market in the state capital, Guwahati, and there is a nesting colony on the western outskirts of Nagaon, visible from the highway.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Chiefly mangroves, coastal brackish and fresh water swamps, occasionally inland on rivers, lakes, wetlands and marshes.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of large fish, frogs and carrion.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Adjutant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Adjutant
