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Photo by Sumit
Kolkata, India

Mycteria leucocephala

Identification

Juveniles
Photo by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, December-2016

93–102 cm (36½-40 in); I

White overall plumage
Dark breast barring
Black flight feathers
Red head
Yellow, long, down-curved bill
Pink tail and legs

Juveniles are similar to adults, but duller.

Distribution

Asia: found in China, Tibet
South Asia: Pakistan, India, Eastern Himalayas, Sri Lanka
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Juvenile
Photo by Shantilal Varu
Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India, December 2017

Shallow freshwater wetlands, marshes, ponds and flooded fields.

Behaviour

Breeding

They nest colonially in trees with herons, ibises, cormorants and spoonbills, building a large stick nest. The clutch consists of 2-5 eggs which are incubated by both adults for 27 to 32 days.

Diet

Their diet consists of a variety of fish species, with the addition of frogs and large insects. They sweep their half-open bill from side to side in water.

References

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/
Avibase
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Painted Stork. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Painted_Stork

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-;Mycteria leucocephala
+[[Image:Painted_Stork.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Sumit|Sumit}}<br />Kolkata, [[India]]]]
-[[Image:Painted_Stork.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Sumit<br/>Location: Kolkata, India]]
+;[[:Category:Mycteria|Mycteria]] leucocephala
 ==Identification==
-The Painted Stork is a broad winged soaring bird. Like all storks, it flies with its neck outstretched.
+[[Image:painted_stork_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juveniles<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], December-2016]]
-The adult is a large bird, 95-100cm tall, mainly white with black flight feathers. The head is red, and the long downcurved bill is yellow. The tail and legs are pink, and there is dark barring on the breast. Juvenile birds are a duller version of the adult, generally browner and lacking the bright colours of the adult.
+–102 cm (36½-40 in); I
+*White overall plumage
+*Dark breast barring
+*Black flight feathers
+*Red head
+*Yellow, long, down-curved bill
+*Pink tail and legs
+Juveniles are similar to adults, but duller.
 ==Distribution==
-It is a tropical species which breeds in Asia from India and Sri Lanka to southeast Asia. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, eastern China, Kampuchea, and Vietnam. It is found in small numbers in Thailand also, but it's almost extinct in that area and considered threatened in some other areas. It is a protected species at this time.
+[[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]]<br />
+'''South Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]]<br />
+'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]]
 ==Taxonomy==
-The Painted Stork, ''Mycteria leucocephala'', is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae.
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
-It is a resident breeder in lowland wetlands with trees. This species of stork can be found in freshwater marshes, ponds, and flooded fields.
+[[Image:Painted StorkDSC2215.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Shantilal+Varu|Shantilal Varu}}<br />Bhavnagar, Gujarat, [[India]], December 2017]]
+Shallow freshwater wetlands, marshes, ponds and flooded fields.
 ==Behaviour==
-The large stick nest is built in a forest tree, and 2-5 eggs is a typical clutch.
+====Breeding====
+They nest colonially in trees with herons, ibises, cormorants and spoonbills, building a large stick nest. The clutch consists of 2-5 eggs which are incubated by both adults for 27 to 32 days.
-The Painted Stork walks slowly and steadily in shallow waters or adjacent wet grassland seeking its prey, which, like that of most of its relatives, includes fish, frogs and large insects. It sweeps its head from side to side with its bill half open in water as it hunts for fish.
+====Diet====
+Their diet consists of a variety of fish species, with the addition of frogs and large insects. They sweep their half-open bill from side to side in water.
-It will eat frogs as well. The stork sticks its head into shallow water, with its bill partially open, and swings its head back and forth in search of fish. Sometimes it will use a wing to direct fish towards its bill. When it senses it has touched a fish or frog with its bill, it snaps it shut, capturing its prey. They will also eat snails.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase
-Painted Storks live together in large colonies near water. They often share their habitat with other species of storks, as well as herons, ibises, cormorants, and spoonbills. These particular storks make their large nests in the trees close to the water's edge. The nests are made with sticks and lined with leaves. The males do most of the stick gathering, while the females build the nests with the sticks brought back by their mates.
+#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
+#Wikipedia
+{{ref}}
+==External Links==
+{{GSearch|Mycteria+leucocephala}}
+<br />
+{{Video|Painted_Stork}}
-Breeding season for the Painted Stork is at the end of the rainy season. At mating time, the male storks perform many ritualistic displays in order to attract a mate. They will preen, fly about, and snap their bills, all in hopes of getting a female stork's attention. Once mated, the pair builds their nest. The female stork lays 3 to 5 eggs, and then incubation lasts for 27 to 32 days. Both parents incubate their eggs, and both care for their young. Once the hatchlings break free of their shells, they are fed regurgitated fish by their parents until they are able to catch their own food. The baby storks are sheltered from the sun by their parents' partially opened wings. When the storks are young, they are able to make a loud call to attract the attention of their parents, but by the time they are 18 months old they are practically voiceless, just like the adult storks. The young storks are brownish in color when they hatch, and don't grow in their full adult feathers, or plumage, until they are 3 years old. They are fully mature at 4 years old.
-As with most other birds, sight and hearing are probably the Painted Stork's most important senses. Communication when young is a loud raucous call; after 18 months old, the storks communicate mainly by clattering their large bills or hissing, or by visual "displays" such as bowing to each other or spreading their large wings.
-==External Links==
+[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Mycteria]] [[Category:Videos]]
-{{GSearch|Mycteria+leucocephala}}
-*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1260&Bird_Image_ID=44&Bird_Family_ID=139 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
-[[Category:Birds]]