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'''Alternative name: Asian Openbill Stork.''' | '''Alternative name: Asian Openbill Stork.''' | ||
− | [[Image:asian_openbill_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Pair in breeding plumage<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], July-2015]] | + | [[Image:asian_openbill_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Pair in breeding plumage<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], July-2015]] |
;[[:Category:Anastomus|Anastomus]] oscitans | ;[[:Category:Anastomus|Anastomus]] oscitans | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Asia]]: found in the lowlands of the [[India|Indian]] subcontinent to south-eastern [[Asia]] | [[Asia]]: found in the lowlands of the [[India|Indian]] subcontinent to south-eastern [[Asia]] | ||
− | [[Image:asian_openbill_alok_2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Adult in non-breeding plumage<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dighal Village, Dist. Jhajjar, Haryana, [[India]], November-2014]] | + | [[Image:asian_openbill_alok_2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Adult in non-breeding plumage<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dighal Village, Dist. Jhajjar, Haryana, [[India]], November-2014]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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Two to six eggs are laid in stick nests placed in trees. | Two to six eggs are laid in stick nests placed in trees. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | [[File:Asian_Openbill_Clearer-Image_JBPXL.jpg|thumb|400px|right|<br />Photo © by {{user|jbpixels|jbpixels}}<br />Bangkok, [[Thailand]], November 2019]] | ||
The diet includes molluscs, frogs and large insects. | The diet includes molluscs, frogs and large insects. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
− | [[Image:DSC07830.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|aloktewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, [[India]], December 2010]] | + | [[Image:DSC07830.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|aloktewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, [[India]], December 2010]] |
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Wikipedia | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Wikipedia | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Anastomus | + | {{GSearch|"Anastomus oscitans" {{!}} "Asian Openbill"}} |
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− | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Anastomus | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Anastomus]] |
Latest revision as of 14:25, 11 August 2023
Alternative name: Asian Openbill Stork.
- 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
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. (2024) Asian Openbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Asian_Openbill
External Links
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