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Asian openbill
Anastomus oscitans
12.6246, 101.388
Field Notes
Description:
The Asian openbill stork is predominantly greyish (non-breeding season) or white (breeding season) with glossy black wings and tail that have a green or purple sheen. The name is derived from the distinctive gap formed between the recurved lower and arched upper mandible of the beak in adult birds.
Habitat:
Photo taken in rice paddy.
The usual foraging habitats are inland wetlands and are only rarely seen along river banks and tidal flats. On agricultural landscapes, birds forage in crop fields, irrigation canals, and in seasonal marshes
Reference Links:
Asian openbill - Wikipedia
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PublishedMay 19, 2017
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