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Scientific Name: Mycteria leucocephala (Pennant, 1769)
English Name: Painted Stork
Local/Bangla Name: Rongila Bok (রঙ্গিলা বক), Shonajonga (সোনাজঙ্গা)
Photo: brian35 (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Description:
The head has a featherless orange-yellow area that turns rose-red in breeding males. The large bill is yellow, and the legs are earthy-brown with rose-red highlights. The bird has a white neck and back, with white underparts featuring black barring across the breast. The wing-coverts are black with white bars, and the uppertail-coverts also have rose-red coloration. Its diet includes fish, frogs, rodents, and large insects.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Once distributed all over the country.
Environment:
Freshwater, Terrestrial
Comments:
Native
Main References:
Rahman, Abu (2014) Birds of Bangladesh (Translated from Bangladesher Pakhi By Sharif Khan).
Other References:
Grimmett R, Thompson P, Inskipp T (2021) Birds of Banglades. HELM FIELD GUIDES, 320p.
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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