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Photo © by Sumit
Kolkata, India

Mycteria leucocephala

Identification

Juvenile
Photo © by daneshmanjula
Somawathiya National Park, Sri Lanka, December 2018

93–102 cm (36½-40 in)

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

Adult underwing
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, September-2018

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

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.

Gallery

Click on photo for larger image

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. 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 27 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Painted_Stork

External Links

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-;Mycteria leucocephala
+[[Image:Painted_Stork.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; 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==
--100cm tall; It is mainly white with black flight feathers, a red head, and a yellow, long, downcurved bill.  Tail and legs are pink, dark barring on the breast.  Juveniles are similar to adults, but duller.
+[[Image:IMG 3447-Edit.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|daneshmanjula|daneshmanjula}}<br />Somawathiya National Park, [[Sri Lanka]], December 2018]]
+–102 cm (36½-40 in)
+*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==
-[[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka]], eastern [[China]], [[Cambodia]], and [[Vietnam]].
+[[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 is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae.
+[[Image:painted_stork_3_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Adult underwing<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], September-2018]]
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
-Lowland wetlands with trees, freshwater marshes, ponds, and flooded fields.
+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.
+====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.
+==Gallery==
+Click on photo for larger image
+<gallery>
+Image:Painted StorkDSC2215.JPG|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Shantilal+Varu|Shantilal Varu}}<br />Bhavnagar, Gujarat, [[India]], December 2017
+Image:5 Painted Stocks Flying 08-10-2018.jpg|Photo &copy; by {{user|kctsang|kctsang}}<br />[[Thailand]], October 2018
+</gallery>
-The diet 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. It will eat frogs as well.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase
+#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
+#Wikipedia
+{{ref}}
+==External Links==
+{{GSearch|"Mycteria leucocephala" {{!}} "Painted Stork" }}
+<br />
+{{VSearch|"Mycteria leucocephala" {{!}} "Painted Stork", video}}
+{{GS-checked}}1
+<br />
+<br />
-They 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.
-At mating time, the male storks perform many ritualistic displays in order to attract a mate.  Nests are made with sticks and lined with leaves and placed close to the water's edge. The males do most of the stick gathering, while the females build the nests with the sticks brought back by their mates. 3-5 eggs are laid, incubation by both parents lasts for 27 to 32 days.
+[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Mycteria]] [[Category:Videos]]
-==External Links==
-{{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]]