Storks (Ciconiidae)
Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) - HBW 1, p. 459
French: Cigogne épiscopale
German: Wollhalsstorch
Spanish: Cigüeña Lanuda
Other common names: White necked/Bishop Stork
Taxonomy: Ardea episcopus Boddaert, 1783, Coromandel Coast.
Formerly placed in monospecific genus Dissoura. Sometimes includes C. stormi, but now generally regarded as separate species (see page 436). Validity of race neglecta disputed; some doubt as to geographical limits of subspecies in SE Asia. Three subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- microscelis G. R. Gray, 1848 - Tropical Africa.
- episcopus (Boddaert, 1783) - India to Indochina and N Malay Peninsula; Philippines.
- neglecta (Finsch, 1904) - Java and Wallacea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird crossing a pool and drinking Locality Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (ssp microscelis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 4 years ago 34 sec 4.5 -
A bird on the ground, flying away at the end. Locality Yala (Ruhunu) National Park , Sri Lanka (ssp episcopus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2007 2 years ago 19 sec 4.1 -
A bird in flight. Locality Himavad Gopalaswamy, Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka, India (ssp episcopus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 December 2009 1 year ago 38 sec 3.8 -
Two birds perched in a tree, looking around. Locality Veal Krous, Dongphlet, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (ssp episcopus)
Josep del Hoyo 10 March 2011 24 weeks ago 18 sec 3.5 -
A bird feeding along a swamp Locality India (ssp episcopus)
John Gregory 2002 4 years ago 34 sec 3.4 -
A bird preening Locality Tsavo West National Park, Kenya (ssp microscelis)
Jean Hupperetz 30 November 2003 6 years ago 20 sec 3.3
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A bird in side profile
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp episcopus)
vasanthan.p.j 26 January 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.2 -
In flight
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
John A Thompson 17 January 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8 -
Wading in a pool near Skukuza.
Locality Skukuza Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa (ssp microscelis)
Robert Erasmus 16 May 2011 35 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird taking off
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp episcopus)
vasanthan.p.j 23 July 2011 29 weeks ago 3.7 -
Close to the river
Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
Guy Poisson 2 January 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.6 -
Searching for food in a pond between Skukuza and Lower Sabie.
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (ssp microscelis)
Robert Erasmus 16 May 2011 35 weeks ago 3.5
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