Storks (Ciconiidae)
Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) - HBW 1, p. 463
French: Jabiru d'Asie
German: Riesenstorch
Spanish: Jabirú Asiático
Other common names: Jabiru (!), Green-necked Stork (Australia)
Taxonomy: Mycteria asiatica Latham, 1790, India.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Xenorhynchus, but close similarity to E. senegalensis in breeding habits, behaviour and morphology demand their treatment as congeners. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- asiaticus (Latham, 1790) - Oriental Region.
- australis (Shaw, 1800) - S New Guinea, N and NE Australia.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Nearing dusk saw a male Black-necked Stork hunting among a flock of Coots. The Coots scattered and the Stork caught & killed a Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp asiaticus)
Anthony Laven 19 November 2001 2 years ago 1 min 1 sec 4.3 -
Immature feeding in water Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp asiaticus)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 July 2003 3 years ago 12 sec 4.3 -
A bird preening in the water Locality Lockyer Valley, Queensland, Australia (ssp australis)
Eldert Groenewoud 19 July 2007 4 years ago 16 sec 4.2 -
An adult bird soaring. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp asiaticus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 February 2011 1 year ago 29 sec 4 -
An adult bird looking for a prey on a wetland. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp asiaticus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 February 2011 1 year ago 16 sec 3.8 -
An adult male walking on the ground, with a big bull as a size comparison. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp asiaticus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 4 years ago 22 sec 3.7
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One of a pair standing on a small patch of dry land in the water.
Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Lee Hunter 6 December 2011 8 weeks ago 4.6 -
Black-necked Stork on the Daintree Rivers edge
Locality Daintree river, Queensland, Australia (ssp australis)
David Taylor 1 December 2009 2 years ago 4.1 -
Taken on the Daintree River, North Queensland
Locality Daintree, Queensland, Australia (ssp australis)
David Taylor 1 January 2009 2 years ago 4.1 -
Adult bird on riverbank
Locality Daintree river, Queensland, Australia (ssp australis)
David Taylor 1 January 2009 2 years ago 4.1 -
A bird feeding in a marsh
Locality Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia (ssp australis)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 25 June 2008 5 weeks ago 4 -
A female Black-necked Stork foraging in a shallow pool
Locality Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Rhonda Hansch 17 July 2008 51 weeks ago 4
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Sound produced by clanking of mandibles during courtship Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp asiaticus)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 July 1983 3 years ago 4.5
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