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Birds
Painted Stork
Mycteria
leucocephala
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 Appearance
Big water bird, 90 cm high, white
and green black spot on the back, pink on the wing and lower
back, dark bar across the breast , black wing and tail.
The bill and face skin are yellow and brown legs. Younger
bird has light brown on the body, black at the edge of throat,
no dark bar across the breast. |
Description
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Regions
Found in low land in India, east of
China, and south of Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina to Malayu.
in Breeding during January to beginning of February. Male
and female will builld the nest by bough like a basin,lay
with leafs ,lay 2-4 eggs, feeding around the pools. |
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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