Painted Stork
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'''Common Name:''' Painted Stork<br> | '''Common Name:''' Painted Stork<br> | ||
'''Scientific Name:''' Mycteria leucocephala | '''Scientific Name:''' Mycteria leucocephala | ||
'''Habitat:''' Asia; Breeds in Asia from India and Sri Lanka to southeast Asia. It frequents freshwater marshes, lakes and reservoirs, flooded fields, rice paddies, freshwater swamp forest, river banks, intertidal mudflats and saltpans. | '''Habitat:''' Asia; Breeds in Asia from India and Sri Lanka to southeast Asia. It frequents freshwater marshes, lakes and reservoirs, flooded fields, rice paddies, freshwater swamp forest, river banks, intertidal mudflats and saltpans. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' Near Threatened. Global Population: 25,000. Although one of the most abundant of the Asian storks this species is classified as Near Threatened because of the increasing impact of habitat loss, disturbance, pollution, drainage and hunting of adults and collection of eggs and nestlings from colonies. | + | '''Status:''' Near Threatened. '''Global Population:''' 25,000. Although one of the most abundant of the Asian storks this species is classified as Near Threatened because of the increasing impact of habitat loss, disturbance, pollution, drainage and hunting of adults and collection of eggs and nestlings from colonies. |
'''Diet:''' Mostly fish, but also frogs, small reptiles, and invertebrates. It locates prey by touch, stalking shallow water with an open bill, using feet and wing flaps to disturb prey. Often, it will sweep its head from side to side with its bill half open in water as it hunts for fish. | '''Diet:''' Mostly fish, but also frogs, small reptiles, and invertebrates. It locates prey by touch, stalking shallow water with an open bill, using feet and wing flaps to disturb prey. Often, it will sweep its head from side to side with its bill half open in water as it hunts for fish. | ||
| - | '''Found in | + | '''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-shorebirds-wading-birds.html Songbird ReMix Shorebirds Volume I]''' |
