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Scientific Name: Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Black Stork
Local/Bangla Name: Kalo Manikjor (কালো মানিকজোড়)
Photo: deniszhbir (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Description:
Black Storks are large, robust birds, weighing around 3 kilograms. They stand 95 to 100 cm tall with a wingspan of 144 to 155 cm. These storks have long necks, bills, and legs, short tails, and broad wings. Their bodies are black with a sheen of green and purple on the feathers and white patches on the breast and belly. Their bill and legs are bright scarlet red, which becomes even more intense during the mating season, but turn brown in the winter months. While males are slightly larger than females, the two sexes are otherwise similar in appearance. Young Black Storks have duller plumage, but their colors become vibrant by the time they reach one year of age.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Formerly a regular winter visitor, Presently rare winter visitor
Environment:
Freshwater, Terrestrial
Comments:
Migratory
Main References:
Rahman, Abu (2014) Birds of Bangladesh (Translated from Bangladesher Pakhi By Sharif Khan).
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 26. Birds. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 662 pp.
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