Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus asiaticus

(Latham, 1790)

Vernacular names
English : Black-necked stork
French : Jabiru d’Asie

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Pelecaniformes
Family : Ciconiidae
Notes : 1 other subspecies known

Identification
Adults can reach a body size of 1.37 m for a wingspan of 2.18 m. Easily recognized with its very long black bill. Red legs, white body plumage with black wings. Neck and head black with metallic blue tinge for this subspecies.

Range and habitat
This subspecies occurs from Pakistan and India to Indochina and Thailand. Species also found in south New Guinea, north and east Australia. Lives in undisturbed freshwater wetlands, including rice paddies and rivers.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NEAR THREATENED
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is very rare and worryingly declining in Asia but remains fairly common (at least locally) in Australia.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation
Khao Kheow Open Zoo (Thailand), Dai Nam Zoo (Vietnam), Zoo Negara (Malaysia), Jurong Bird Park (Singapore)

 

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