Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Storks :: Painted Stork

Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

Described by: Pennant (1769)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Ibis leucocephala, Tantalus leucocephalus

Photographs

Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - Dec 1, 2001 © Dave Behrens  Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - Dec 1, 2001 © Dave Behrens  Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - Dec 1, 2001 © Dave Behrens  Yala National Park, Sri Lanka - Apr 28, 2002 © Dave Behrens  Yala National Park, Sri Lanka - Apr 28, 2002 © Dave Behrens 
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Range

Oriental Region;
Fragmented distribtion;
Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, c. and s. Burma (Tenasserim), c. and peninsular Thailand, Cambodia (Koh Andeth and Borey Chulsar Districts of Tekeo Province) and s. Vietnam (Cat Tien National Park in the Mekong Delta), Hainan, se. China (n. to se. Szechwan and the lower Yangtze Valley).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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