Asian Woolly-necked Stork

How to identify

Field marks

1. Body mostly glossy black; black cap on the crown
2. Neck covered in white downy feathers
3. Legs and feet red; bill heavy, blackish or dark red

Male, female and young

Sexes similar; male is thought to be larger; juvenile is duller, with a feathered forehead.

Voice

Adult gives a two-syllable whistle when displaying near the nest; strong hissing has also been recorded when attacked by trained falcons.

Where and when it's recorded

Asian Woolly-necked Stork has been recorded at 273 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Bharatpur – Keoladeo Ghana NPIndia1,798 records
2. Ujani Dam – Kumbhargaon Bird SanctuaryIndia665 records
3. Kaziranga NP & Surroundings – Eastern RangeIndia595 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaSri LankaNepalCambodiaVietnamIndonesiaBangladeshMyanmar (Burma)

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Asian woolly-necked stork or Asian woollyneck (Ciconia episcopus) 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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