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Common Name

Painted Stork

Alternate Names

Common Type

Stork

Order

Ciconiiformes

Family

Ciconiidae

Genus

Mycteria

Species

leucocephala

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Location Photographed

Singapore,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Freshwater wetlands plus canals and flooded crop fields.

Distribution and Range

Tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent

Food

Feed on fish and ocasionally frogs and snakes identified by touch while slowly sweeping their half open bill from side to side underwater.

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