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Apart from the female having a yellow iris and the male's being brown, the sexes are identical.<br /> | Apart from the female having a yellow iris and the male's being brown, the sexes are identical.<br /> | ||
'''Juveniles''' - light brown, white belly and dark legs. | '''Juveniles''' - light brown, white belly and dark legs. | ||
| + | [[Image:Black-necked_Stork.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female (yellow iris)- Ssp. ''australis''<br />Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil Fifer}}<br />Newcastle, [[Australia]], May 2004]] | ||
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[[India]] to Southeast [[Asia]], [[New Guinea]] and [[Australia]] | [[India]] to Southeast [[Asia]], [[New Guinea]] and [[Australia]] | ||
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The diet consists mostly of eels and catfish, and also includes turtles and their hatchlings, frogs and large insects, young birds, lizards and rodents. | The diet consists mostly of eels and catfish, and also includes turtles and their hatchlings, frogs and large insects, young birds, lizards and rodents. | ||
| + | [[Image:black_necked_stork_alok_3.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies : male in flight<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Nazafgarh Wetland and Marshes, Haryana-Delhi Border [[India]], January-2019]] | ||
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Revision as of 07:41, 14 January 2019
Alternative name: Jabiru1
Photo by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India, 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.
Photo by Alok Tewari
Nazafgarh Wetland and Marshes, Haryana-Delhi Border India, January-2019
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
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. 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 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-necked_Stork
External Links
