Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia episcopus episcopus The subspecies

The Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus ), with about 80 to 90 centimeters a great walking bird ( ciconiidae ) is represented by three subspecies in the stork family.

On the head Woolly-necked Storks wear a black cap. At the back of the head over the neck and neck into the front chest area, they have a white woolly plumage. The rest of the plumage is predominantly black with reddish hues at the shoulders, except for the white belly plumage and the white lower tail feathers. The wing coverts are dark green in color.

Woolly-necked Storks are often found in pairs or in small groups in the vicinity of water. They feed on fish, frogs and toads, snakes and lizards, as well as invertebrate animals. In a large tree nest 2-4 eggs are incubated at about 30 days.

The subspecies Ciconia episcopus microscelis has their breeding grounds in tropical Africa such as Uganda and Kenya. In India, Indochina and the Philippines Ciconia episcopus episcopus the subspecies is represented. The presence of the third subspecies Ciconia episcopus neglecta limited to, among other Java and Wallacea.

Subspecies

• Ciconia episcopus episcopus
• Ciconia episcopus microscelis
• Ciconia episcopus neglecta