Woolly-necked Stork
A species of Typical Storks Scientific name : Ciconia episcopus Genus : Typical Storks
Woolly-necked Stork, A species of Typical Storks
Botanical name: Ciconia episcopus
Genus: Typical Storks
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Description
The iris is deep crimson or wine-red. The stork is glistening black overall with a black "skull cap", a downy white neck which gives it its name. The lower belly and under-tail coverts are white, standing out from the rest of the dark coloured plumage. Feathers on the fore-neck are iridescent with a coppery-purple tinge. The tail is deeply forked and is white, usually covered by the black long under tail coverts. It has long red legs and a heavy, blackish bill. 
Size
95 cm
Life Expectancy
20 years
Feeding Habits
Woolly-necked Stork primarily preys on amphibians, reptiles, and insects, foraging methodically on land. They possess unique dietary preferences, stalking prey slowly and deliberately.
Habitat
Woolly-necked Stork thrive in a diverse array of habitats ranging from wetlands to agricultural areas. They utilize freshwater environments like seasonal and perennial marshes, reservoirs, and rivers, often nesting on trees in these locales. Woolly-necked Stork are common in open landscapes including grasslands, flooded pastures, and farm fields, both flooded and dry, where irrigation canals are also frequented. Habitats extend to grassy and marshy clearings in evergreen rainforests of southeast Asia and they capitalize on human-altered areas such as crop lands. Despite the breadth of their habitat usage, woolly-necked Stork are adaptable and can be found from the lowlands to elevations up to 1400 m in Indonesia. These birds exhibit seasonal flexibility, shifting habitats to optimize foraging opportunities throughout the year.
Dite type
Carnivorous
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Distribution Area
It is a widespread tropical species which breeds in Asia, from India to Indonesia, and throughout Africa.
Species Status
The woolly-necked stork is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
Scientific Classification
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