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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Greater Adjutant* |
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Leptoptilos dubius |
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Description (10)
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Greater Adjutant
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Other Names (World)
Greater Adjutant, Adjutant Stork, Greater Adjutant Stork
Family
Ciconiidae (Storks)
Size
145 - 150 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)
Bangladesh (NB), Cambodia (B), India (B), Laos (E), Myanmar (E), Nepal (NB), Pakistan (E), Thailand (NB), Vietnam (NB).
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Wetlands, seasonally inundated forest, carcass dumps, tall wet grassland, mangroves and intertidal flats.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 800 - 1,000 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat destruction, including some felling of nest-trees, and drainage, conversion, pollution and over-exploitation of wetlands, and direct exploitation are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Subspecies
Formerly considered to include Marabou (Leptoptilos crumenifer), with which forms superspecies.
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) which is smaller, lacks neck pouch, has black greater coverts and tertials.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Greater Adjutant see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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