Greater Adjutant

Description:

The Greater Adjutant is a huge bird which has a massive wedge-shaped bill, a bare head and a distinctive neck pouch. During the day, they soar in thermals along with vultures with whom they share the habit of scavenging.

Habitat:

Kaziranga National Park in Assam is an UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 470 sq kms of lush green flood plains where wet savanna grassland covers 65 - 70% of Kaziranga, chiefly of tall elephant-grass.

Notes:

Greater adjutant stork, an 'endangered' species is now restricted to a much smaller range with only two small breeding populations; in India with the largest colony in Assam and the other in Cambodia.