Alternative name: Asian Openbill Stork.
Pair in breeding plumage
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, July-2015
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, July-2015
- Anastomus oscitans
Identification
68cm.
- Mainly white
- Black flight feathers
- Red legs
- Dull yellowish-grey bill (visible gap between mandibles)
Non-breeding adult: off-white plumage
Young birds plumage has a brown tinge
Distribution
Asia: found in the lowlands of the Indian subcontinent to south-eastern Asia
Adult in non-breeding plumage
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dighal Village, Dist. Jhajjar, Haryana, India, November-2014
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dighal Village, Dist. Jhajjar, Haryana, India, November-2014
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Marshy areas, lakes, wet and dry fields with trees for nesting.
Behaviour
Breeding
Two to six eggs are laid in stick nests placed in trees.
Diet
The diet includes molluscs, frogs and large insects.
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/
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Asian Openbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Asian_Openbill
External Links
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