Painted Stork

Painted Stork Latest News

Recently, a team of researchers have successfully used to study nest site fidelity in painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) in the National Zoological Park, Delhi.

About Painted Stork 

• It is a large wading bird belonging to the stork family. 
• Habitat: They favor freshwater wetlands, but they also frequent irrigation canals and agricultural fields, particularly during the monsoon when rice fields are flooded.
• Distribution: It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia. 
• They are not migratory and only make short-distance movements in some parts of their range in response to changes in weather or food availability or for breeding.
• Food: Painted storks are carnivores (piscivores). Their diet consists mainly of small fish, but also crustaceans, amphibians, insects, and reptiles. 
• They immerse their half open beaks in water and sweep them from side to side and snap up their prey of small fish that are sensed by touch.
• Conservation Status: IUCN Red List: Near Threatened

Source: TH

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