{"id":97773,"date":"2026-04-11T12:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T06:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=97773"},"modified":"2026-04-11T13:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:15:05","slug":"woolly-necked-stork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/woolly-necked-stork\/","title":{"rendered":"Woolly-Necked Stork"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Woolly-Necked Stork Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rare sightings of the woolly-necked stork are being reported from the paddy fields near Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Woolly-Necked Stork<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Woolly-Necked Stork,\u00a0 also known as the<\/span><b> White-necked Stork<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or<\/span><b> Bishop Stork<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0 is a<\/span><b> large wading bird <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">belonging to the stork family, Ciconiidae.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Scientific Name<\/strong>: Ciconia episcopus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Woolly-Necked Stork <\/b><b>Habitat and Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a widespread <\/span><b>tropical species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which <\/span><b>breeds in Africa and in Asia from India to Indonesia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>In India,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is most commonly found in the <\/span><b>northern states.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It typically <\/span><b>inhabits open grasslands, paddy fields,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> riverbanks, ponds, and other <\/span><b>wetland areas.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Woolly-Necked Stork <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>broad-winged soaring bird,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which relies on moving between thermals of hot air for sustained long-distance flight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>all black except<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the <\/span><b>woolly white neck <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> white lower belly.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>upperparts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>glossed dark green,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the breast and belly have a purple hue.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juvenile birds are duller versions of the adult.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>breeds singly or in small loose colonies.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>predominantly carnivorous,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its diet consisting of fish, frogs, toads, snakes, lizards, large insects and larvae, crabs, molluscs, and marine invertebrates.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It forages by slowly walking through water or vegetation, stabbing at prey.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Woolly-Necked Stork <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as &#8216;<b>Near Threatened<\/b>&#8216; under the IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/trichy\/rare-woolly-necked-stork-spotted-near-thanjavur\/articleshow\/130119748.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woolly-Necked Stork is a large wading bird belonging to the stork family, Ciconiidae. 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