Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,891
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇳 India
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The Asian woolly-necked stork or Asian woollyneck (Ciconia episcopus) is a species of large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds singly, or in small loose colonies. It is distributed in a wide variety of habitats including marshes in forests, agricultural areas, and freshwater wetlands across Asia.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Asian woolly-necked stork”.