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Lesser
Adjutant
Leptoptilos javanicus
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 Appearance
Like Greater Adjutant Stork
but it's smaller no balloon on the breast and no white
collar. |
Description
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Regions
India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand,
Malaysia, Borneo. Found in the south and middle of
Thailand in Resident in open-air along the shore,pond,
water field. Fly high as vulture, sometimes found
with sea hawk. |
Diet
dead body, fish, forg, reptile
, snail |
Breeding
Breeding on May, lay 3-4 eggs
each time. |
 Status
Wildlife Protection of Thailand,
Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act 1992 |
Conservation Status
VULNERABLE C1
(See explanation to IUCN
Red List Categories) |
Major Threats
1.1 - Agriculture; 1.2 - Extraction;
1.4 - Unspecified causes; 2.1 - Hunting and collecting;
2.2 - Trade; 3.1 - Human caused; 6. - Land/Water pollution |
Major Habitat
Arable agriculture - excluding
cereals; Coastlines/lagoons/estuaries; Freshwater
lakes/ponds/dams; Lowland tropical rainforest; Rivers
and streams |
