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Asian Woolly-Necked Stork

සුදු ගෙල මානාවා வெண்கழுத்து நாரை

Ciconia episcopus

Near threatened

Asian Woolly-Necked Stork
Shantanu Kuveskar · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The Asian woolly-necked stork or Asian woollyneck is a species of large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds singly, or in small loose colonies. It is distributed in a wide variety of habitats including marshes in forests, agricultural areas, and freshwater wetlands across Asia.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Asian woolly-necked stork — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): வெண்கழுத்து நாரை — CC BY-SA 4.0