Lesser Adjutant Stork
Leptoptilos javanicus
A large tropical stork of marshes, flooded fields, mangroves, and wooded wetlands across South and Southeast Asia. It walks slowly through shallow water, seizing fish, frogs, reptiles, insects, and carrion with a powerful bill. Adults soar between feeding and nesting sites, using broad wings to cover long distances with little effort. Unlike the Greater Adjutant, it has a cleaner neck pouch profile and is strongly tied to forested wetland nesting habitat.
- Type
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- Conservation status
- NT
Growth chain
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- Lesser Adjutant Stork