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Saturday 3 December 2011

Black-Necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)


Common Names: Black-Necked Stork, Jabiru
Species: Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Family: CICONIIDAE

The irridescent black feathers of a male Black-Necked Stork. The Black-Necked Stork is a large bird standing up to 1.5m tall and having an average weight of around 4kg. It is native to parts of South and Southeast Asia and Australia. They are strongly terrortorial of their feeding spots.