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Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) video
Nearing dusk saw a male Black-necked Stork hunting among a flock of Coots. The Coots scattered and the Stork caught & killed a Coot & it and it's mate then ate the captured coot.
- Recorded 19 November 2001
- Added to IBC 1 year 29 weeks ago
- Anthony Laven
- Location Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp asiaticus).
- Duration 1 min 1 sec
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T J Roberts mentioned this behaviour in his book Birds of Pakistan (Vol 1 P105). Saw another Black-necked Stork actively hunting coots as the light faded