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The Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

Photo by Pradeep Kumar
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The Painted Stork is a large wading bird in the stork family.

Habitat:

It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

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Rajas Deshpande
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