Storks
Order: Ciconiiformes. Family: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute; bill-clattering is an important mode of stork communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory. There are 19 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in India.
- Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Black Stork Ciconia nigra
- Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- White Stork Ciconia ciconia
- Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana (Hypothetical according to Rasmussen and Anderton 2005)
- Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius
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