About the Asian Woolly-necked Stork
The Asian woolly-necked stork or Asian woollyneck 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.
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The woolly-necked stork is a medium-sized stork at 75–92 cm tall. The iris is deep crimson or wine-red. The stork is glistening black overall with a black "skull cap", a downy white neck which gives it its name. The lower belly and under-tail coverts are white, standing out from the rest of the dark coloured plumage. Feathers on the fore-neck are iridescent with a coppery-purple tinge. These feathers are elongated and can be erected during displays. The tail is deeply forked and is white, usually covered by the black long under tail coverts.
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Where the Asian Woolly-necked Stork lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania, China.
When to see the Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Maguari StorkCiconia maguariVoice: Adults utter wheezing, hissing, disyllabic whistles during up-down greeting displays at the nests about every 1–1.5 seconds.
African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisThe African woolly-necked stork is a medium-sized stork at 75–92 cm tall.
Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimiiCiconia abdimii is a black stork with grey legs, red knees and feet, grey bill and white underparts.
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