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Mycteria leucocephala
This large, Near Threatened stork has a heavy yellow bill with a down-curved tip that gives it a resemblance to an ibis. The head of the adult is bare and orange or reddish in colour. There is a distinctive black breast band with white scaly markings. The rest of the body is whitish in adults and the primaries and secondaries are black with a greenish gloss. The legs are yellowish to red but often appear white due their habit of defecating on their legs especially when at rest. The short tail is black with a green gloss.
Seen at Nalsarovar Bird Sactuary.
Spotted on Apr 30, 2013
Submitted on May 6, 2013
66 Comments (1–25)
Thank you mauna :-)
Awesome. Gorgeous shots of this stork!
Thanks Emilie!
Beautiful bird. Great photo!
Thank you Sarala!
Beautiful
Thanks buddy :-)
WOW i miss this one just extraordinary body Congratulations :)
Thanks Sachin and sofit!
Congrats on one more,,
Thank you Mayra, Larry and Argy :-)
Super shots Satyen. Congrats.
Just Lovely!!! Congrats Satyen!
Wonderful!
Thanks Noel, Jeannette, Tom and Scott!
Congratulations Satyen!
Beautiful bird! Congrats on the SOTD.
Congratulations Satyen :)
Love it <3
Congrats Satyen!
Thanks Kranti!
Congrats Satyen !! its so beautiful :)
Thank you Adarsha, Carol, Nuwan and Laura!
Congrats Satyen, that portrait is so beautiful. I love the warm oranges and pinks. The bill on that thing is outrageous!
Congrats Satyen!!
WOW! Excellent photos. Congratulations!