Everything about The Black-necked Stork totally explained
The
Black-necked Stork,
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus is a large wading
bird in the
stork family Ciconiidae. It is a widespread species, which is a resident breeder in southern
Asia and
Australasia, from
India east to
New Guinea and the northern half of
Australia. In Australia, it's also known as a
Jabiru but shouldn't be confused with the similar bird of this name from the Americas, which belongs to a different genus.
The Black-necked Stork is a quite large bird, typically 130-150 cm (51-60 inches) tall with a 230 cm (91 inches) wingspan. One (unsexed) bird weighed 4100 grams. It is spectacularly
plumaged. The head, neck, wing bar and tail are jet black, with the rest of the plumage white. The massive bill is black and the legs are bright red. Sexes are identical except that the female has a yellow iris, while the male's is brown. Juveniles are mainly light brown with a white belly and dark legs.
Like most storks, the Black-necked Stork flies with the neck outstretched, not retracted like a
heron.
The Black-necked Stork breeds in marshes and other wetlands in tropical lowland. It builds a stick nest in trees, laying three to five
eggs. It often forms small colonies. The diet consists mainly of
fish,
frogs and large
insects. Young birds,
lizards and
rodents also taken.
The only stork in Australia, this species is considered as endangered there. The Black-necked Storks are extremely sensitive to environmental changes like water pollution, habitat destruction and human disruption around breeding sites. It is evaluated as Near Threatened on the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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