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Revision as of 21:34, 24 July 2017
Subspecies C. e.episcopus Breeding Plumage
Photo by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India, June-2017
Photo by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India, June-2017
- Ciconia episcopus
Identification
85cm. Black, woolly white neck and white lower belly, glossed dark green underparts, purple breast and belly. Juvenile birds are duller versions.
Distribution
Africa, Asia, India to Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies C. e. episcopus : A displaying Pair
Photo by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India, December-2010
Photo by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India, December-2010
Ciconia episcopus has three subspecies:[1]
- C. e. microscelis
- Tropical Africa
- C. e. episcopus
- India to Indochina, northern Malay Peninsula and Philippines
- C. e. neglecta
- Java and Wallacea
Habitat
Wetlands with trees.
Behaviour
Usually solitary or in pairs. The diet includes frogs, lizards and large insects.
Vocalisation
A harsh croak (seldom heard).
Breeding
It builds a large stick nest in trees, and 2-5 eggs are laid.
References
- 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/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Asian Woolly-necked Stork. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Asian_Woolly-necked_Stork
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