Alternative name: Jabiru1
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India, 23 June 2017
- 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.
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Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March-2019
Gallery
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Male (dark iris)
Photo © by keith h
Yellow Water, Northern Territory, June 2008Juvenile
Photo © by tcollins
Darwin, Northern Territory, 7 October 2007Female
Photo © by Hans&Judy Beste
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, July 2006Immature-male : Ssp. asiaticus
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, India, 28 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. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. 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 27 July 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-necked_Stork
External Links
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