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The milky stork prefers to dwell among the mangroves in Southeast Asia. They are native to Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, logging, wood harvesting, farming, as well as marine & freshwater aquaculture; […]

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The painted stork gets its name from the distinctive pink tertial feathers found on adults. They are found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia, and Australasia. These birds are subjected to the threats of […]

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The greater adjutant, a member of the stork family, shares its genus with the lesser adjutant of Asia and the marabou stork of Africa. Once inhabiting much of southern Asia and mainland southeast Asia, these storks are now restricted to a far smaller range with only 3 breeding populations; 2 […]

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The lesser adjutant is a large sized wading bird that hails from the stork family, aka Ciconiidae. They can be found in India and southeast Asia. They dwell in habitats with large rivers and lakes inside heavily wooded regions, with freshwater wetlands in agricultural areas, as well as coastal wetlands […]

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The saddle-billed stork, aka saddlebill, is the tallest known stork in the world. They can be found in sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, south to South Africa, and in the Gambia, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, as well as Chad in west Africa. Fortunately, due to their numbers and wide spread […]

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The white stork is a migratory bird found in Asia Minor, Europe, the northern parts of Africa, and in the Middle East. They migrate as far as central and southern Africa, eastern Middle East, and western India. They can migrate over 12,400 miles from Europe and Asia to Africa, the […]

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With its strong bill, the marabou stork pulls apart chunks of meat from the carcasses of dead animals. It’s a nasty and dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it. It is a tough life being nature’s janitor! It’s also a tough life in the harshness of Africa, with so much […]

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The great egret is a type of wading bird that belongs to the heron family. There are 4 known subspecies of great egrets that can be found in tropical and temperate zones around the world. Great egrets prefer lakes, swamps, ponds, streams, rivers, and islands. In the past, the egret’s […]

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It’s not a stork, it’s a heron. They are often confused with one another. There are 64 known species of herons that range in color, size, and habitat. These graceful birds can be found on every continent, sans Antarctica. They prefer swamps, wetlands, coastlines, ponds, rivers, and lakes. Since they […]

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The jabiru is the tallest flying bird in Central and South America. This large stork is mainly found in Central and South America but has been reported to be as far north as Texas and even Oklahoma. An odd name, yes. But it simply means “swollen neck” in the Tupi-Guarani […]

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