Order
Ciconiiformes
Family
Ciconiidae
Genus
Anastomus
Species
oscitans
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Myanmar 1, Bangladesh 1, Myanmar 2, Sri Lanka 1
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Resident but will make distant movements for availability of water.
Preferred Habitat
Flooded crop fields, irrigation canals, marshes and rarely on river banks and tidal flats.
Distribution and Range
India subccontinent and Southeast Asia
Food
Aquatic snails and freshwater mussels but will also take frogs, crabs, fish, worms, insects and terrestrial snails.