Storks (Ciconiidae)
Greater Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) - HBW 1, p. 464
French: Marabout argala
German: Großer Adjutant
Spanish: Marabú Argala
Other common names: (Greater) Adjutant Stork
Taxonomy: Ardea dubia Gmelin, 1789, India.
Formerly considered to include L. crumeniferus, with which forms superspecies. Monotypic.
Distribution: N India to Indochina; breeding now probably restricted to Assam.
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sub-adult taking flight Locality Guwahati, Assam, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 18 April 2010 1 year ago 15 sec 4.3 -
immature in dried roadside paddi, walking and takes flight Locality Sibsagar, Sibsagar District, Assam, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 4 April 2010 1 year ago 29 sec 4 -
group of non-adults at Guwahati dump Locality Guwahati, Assam, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 18 April 2010 1 year ago 33 sec 4 -
Two individuals standing on a roof, then, only one. Locality Guwahati, Assam, India (Monotypic species)
John Gregory 31 March 2007 4 years ago 25 sec 4 -
A pair in a mixed colony, displaying and arranging the nest Locality Safari World, Minburi District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2004 5 years ago 33 sec 4 -
An adult flying to a tree and landing on a branch Locality Guwahati, Assam, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2001 9 years ago 31 sec 3.8
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Two birds standing atop a pile of garbage at the city dump.
Locality Guwahati, Assam, India
Jorge de Leon Cardozo 23 December 2010 19 weeks ago 2.8 -
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Locality Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Michael C 1 June 2009 2 years ago 2.5
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