BLACK-NECKED STORK (Ephippiorhynchus
asiaticus) is a tall long-necked wading bird in
the stork family.
It is a resident species across South and Southeast Asia with a disjunct
population in Australia. It lives in wetland habitats to forage for a wide
range of animal prey. Adult birds of both sexes have a heavy bill and
are patterned in white and glossy blacks, but the sexes differ in the colour of the
iris. In Australia, it is sometimes called a Jabiru although
that name refers to a stork species found in the Americas. It is one of the few
storks that is strongly territorial when feeding.
The Black-necked Stork is a large bird,
129–150 cm (51–60 inches) tall having a 230-cm (91-inch) wingspan.
The average weight is
around 4100 grams.
In India, it is widespread in the west, central highlands,
and northern Gangetic plains into the Assam valley, but somewhat rare in
peninsular India and Sri Lanka.
Diet was much broader in an agricultural
landscape in India and was dominated by fish, frogs and molluscs; storks
obtained fish largely in wetlands, frogs from roadside ditches and molluscs
from irrigation canals.[INFO:WIKIPEDIA]
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