Asian openbill
Appearance
Asian openbill | |
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Adult showing characteristic gap between mandibles | |
Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Ciconiiformes |
Family: | Ciconiidae |
Genus: | Anastomus |
Species: | A. oscitans
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Binomial name | |
Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert, 1783)
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The Asian openbill or Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. This stork lives in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Description[change]
The Asian openbill stork is mostly greyish (non-breeding season) or white (breeding season) with glossy black wings and tail that have a green or purple sheen.[2]
References[change]
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Anastomus oscitans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697661A93628985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697661A93628985.en.
- ↑ Gosner KL (1993). "Scopate tomia: an adaptation for handling hard-shelled prey? (PDF)" (PDF).