Oriental white stork  (Ciconia boyciana)

Invertebrate: Animals with no backbone.
Re-introduction: Putting an animal or plant into an area where the species or sub-species previously lived but from which they are locally extinct - usually referring to projects aiming to re-establish self-perpetuating populations.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

1. IUCN Red List (May, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
   
2. BirdLife International (March, 2005)
   http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3836&m=0
   
3. CITES (March, 2005)
   http://www.cites.org
   
4. Global Register of Migratory Species (May, 2008)
   http://www.groms.de
   
5. Wildlife Protection Act of India (May, 2008)
   http://envfor.nic.in/legis/wildlife/wildlife2s1.html
   
6. BirdLife International. (2001) Threatened Birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
   
7. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1992) Handbook of the Birds of the World – Ostrich to Ducks. Vol. 1. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.