Greater adjutant  (Leptoptilos dubius)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (10/03/05) by BirdLife International.
http://www.birdlife.org

Glossary

Carrion: Dead flesh.
Colonies: A group of organisms living together. Individuals in the group are not physiologically connected and may not be related, such as a colony of birds.
Crustacea: Diverse group of arthropods (a phylum of animals with jointed limbs and a hard chitinous exoskeleton) characterised by the possession of two pairs of antennae, one pair of mandibles (parts of the mouthparts used for handling and processing food) and two pairs of maxillae (appendages used in eating, which are located behind the mandibles). Includes crabs, lobsters, shrimps, slaters, woodlice and barnacles.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Stattersfield, A.J. and Capper, D.R. (1998) Threatened Birds of the World. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K..
  3. BirdLife International. (2001) Threatened Birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
  4. Singha, H., Rahmani, A.R., Couller, M.C. and Javed, S. (2002) Nesting ecology of the greater adjutant stork in Assam, India. Waterbirds, 25 (2): 214 - 220.