Black-necked stork  (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Authentication

Authenticated (04/01/06) by Gopi Sundar, Principal Co-ordinator - Indian Cranes and Wetlands Working Group.
http://www.savingcranes.organd Greg Clancy, MSc, University of New England.

Glossary

Carnivore: Flesh-eating animal.
Natal: Site of birth.

References

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (November, 2005)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Australian Museum Online (November, 2005)
    http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/jabiru.htm
  3. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (November, 2005)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-necked_Stork
  4. Sundar, G. (2006) Pers. Comm.
  5. BirdLife International (November, 2005)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species
  6. Zoological Museum Amsterdam: Bird Collection (November, 2005)
    http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/zma3d/index.html
  7. Sundar, K.S.G. (2004) Group size and habitat use by Black-necked Storks Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus in an agriculture-dominated landscape in Uttar Pradesh, India. Bird Conservation International, 14: 323 - 334.
  8. Kahl, M.P. (1973) Comparative ethology of the Ciconiidae - Part 6 - The Blacknecked, Saddlebill and Jabiru (Genera Xenorhynchus, Ephippiorhynchus, and Jabiru). Condor, 75: 17 - 27.
  9. Sundar, K.S.G. (2003) Notes on the breeding biology of the Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus in Etawah and Mainpuri districts, Uttar Pradesh, India. Forktail, 19: 15 - 20.
  10. Ishtiaq, F., Rahmani, A.R., Javed, S. and Coulter, M.C. (2004) Nest site characteristics of Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) and White-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 101: 90 - 95.
  11. Rahmani, A.R. (1989) Status of the Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus in the Indian subcontinent. Forktail, 5: 99 - 110.