Painted Stork

Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala )

The Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala ) is a living in tropical Asia glutton.

Features

The plumage of the stained stork is white, with black flight feathers and has a checkered black and white pattern on the front edge of the wing and on the breast. Another feature is the pink tinge of wings and back. The color of the downturned beak yellow, reddish - orange bare facial skin. The legs are pink. The Painted Stork is 95-100 cm long. He flies with outstretched neck. Young birds have a dark gray face and predominantly light gray upper plumage.

Occurrence

The Painted Stork is found in Sri Lanka, India, Indochina and South China. He lives in freshwater lakes, swamps and rice fields.

Food

When hunting the Painted Stork walks slowly through shallow water or wet meadows, looking for prey, which consists of fish, frogs, and large insects. When wading he swings the half-open beak back and forth and closes as soon as he touched a fish.

Reproduction

The Painted Stork breeds in wetlands on trees in dense breeding colonies. 5 eggs laid - In Horst, a large platform of sticks with shallow, central depression, 2.

Stock

The Painted Stork is considered at risk than less.