Wool-necked stork
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Woolly neck stork |
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| ( Boddaert , 1783) |
The woolly necked stork ( Ciconia episcopus ) is about 80 to 90 centimeters long , a large walking bird that occurs in three subspecies and belongs to the stork family (Ciconiidae).
Woolly necked storks wear a black cap on their heads. They have white woolly plumage on the back of the head, over the neck and neck to the front of the chest area. The rest of the plumage is predominantly black with reddish hues on the shoulders, except for the white belly plumage and the white lower tail feathers. The elytra are dark green in color.
Wool-necked storks are often found in pairs or in small groups near bodies of water. They feed on fish , frogs and toads , snakes and lizards as well as invertebrates . In a large tree nest, 2–4 eggs are incubated for around 30 days.
The subspecies Ciconia episcopus microscelis has its breeding areas in tropical Africa like Uganda and Kenya . In India , Indochina and the Philippines the subspecies Ciconia episcopus episcopus is represented. The occurrence of the third subspecies Ciconia episcopus neglecta is limited to Java and Wallacea , among others .
Subspecies
- Ciconia episcopus episcopus
- Ciconia episcopus microscelis
- Ciconia episcopus neglecta
literature
- Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Christopher Helm, London 1998, ISBN 0-691-04910-6 (English).
Web links
- Ciconia episcopus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2004. Retrieved on January 4 of 2009.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Ciconia episcopus in the Internet Bird Collection