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Black-necked
Stork
Ephippiorhynchus
asiaticus
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 Appearance
Black-Necked Stork, a kind of
big bird and tall, have black-blue on head and throat
and black bill also.Black above and white below,wing
and tail feather tipped with white, long legs with
red yellow color, male and female look the same except
iris, brown in male and yellow in female. There is
few black-necked stork at present. |
Description
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Regions
Sri Lanka, Myanmar, India, Thailand,
Loas, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, New Guini, Australia,
Thailand except in the south. in Black-necked stork
don't like to stay around human and feeding in group,
stand alone, with a couple only during breeding season,
resident on the tree in the mountain or along the
reservoir, feeding along the pool. |
Diet
fish, shrimp, shell, frog and
insect. |
Breeding
Breeding by end of rainy season
or beginning of winter, build nest on the tree where
is on the mountain or by the pond, laying 3-5 eggs
and white color. . |
 Status
Wildlife Protection of Thailand,
Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act 1992 |
Conservation Status
LOWER RISK / Near Threatened
(See explanation to IUCN
Red List Categories) |
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