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	Black-necked Stork - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Black-necked Stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.
		The head, neck, wing bar and tail are jet fl, with the rest of the plumage white.
		Like most storks, these fly with the neck outstretched, not retracted like a heron.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black-necked_Stork (297 words)

	Saddle-billed Stork - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), also known as the Jabiru Stork, is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae.
		The head, neck, back, wings, and tail are iridescent fl, with the rest of the body and the primary flight feathers being white.
		The Saddle-billed Stork, like most of its relatives, feeds mainly on fish, frogs and crabs, but also on young birds, and other land vertebrates.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saddle-billed_Stork (408 words)

	Stork
		The storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills.
		They tend to live in drier habitats than their relatives the herons, spoonbills and Ibises, and lack the powder down that those groups use to clean off fish slime.
		The stork is the symbol of Den Haag.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/st/Stork.html (88 words)

	Black-necked Stork/Jabiru
		Immature birds resemble adults, but the fl plumage is replaced by brown and the white plumage is duskier.
		The range of the Black-necked Stork has been reduced with the modification of floodplains and tall reedbeds for agriculture, mining and human settlement.
		The Black-necked Stork inhabits wetlands, such as floodplains of rivers with large shallow swamps and pools, and deeper permanent bodies of water.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/jabiru.htm (366 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Sea Life - Fact files: Stork
		According to legend, storks are often associated with the birth of newborn babies, probably because they show such good parental care to their chicks.
		Most storks are highly carnivorous, feeding on a range of small animals, such as frogs, fish and even birds, caught in shallow water and fields.
		Stork nests consist of a large twig platform that is built in trees or on rock ledges.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/blueplanet/factfiles/birds/stork_bg.shtml (395 words)

	stork - definition by dict.die.net
		Hair-crested stork, the smaller adjutant of India (Leptoptilos Javanica).
		"There is a well-authenticated account of the devotion of a stork which, at the burning of the town of Delft, after repeated and unsuccessful attempts to carry off her young, chose rather to remain and perish with them than leave them to their fate.
		The object of this somewhat obscure verse seems to be to point out a contrast between the stork, as distinguished for her affection for her young, and the ostrich, as distinguished for her indifference.
	dict.die.net /stork (370 words)

	Storks
		The storks are a fairly small family of large waders found locally in the tropics of the world.
		Recent DNA analysis has shown that the storks are a well-defined, monophyletic group, but that their relationships to other waterbird groups is obscure.
		The association of storks and babies was undoubtedly highly propitious for the bird, as people encouraged the birds to nest on their roofs, in the belief that they would bring fertility and prosperity to the house."
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/storks.html (908 words)

	IUCN - Sri Lanka Country Office
		It is a tall bird-standing nearly the height of a man. It is fl and white in colour.
		Its head, neck and beak are fl whilst its legs and feet are bright red.
		The Black-necked stork is not a sociable bird and prefers to stay as single birds or pairs.
	www.iucn.org /places/srilanka/iucnnew/soptlight28.htm (324 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Stork
		And they can be noisy, too, since the storks do a lot of bill clacking, a courtship behavior in which they rattle the two halves of their bills together repeatedly and loudly.
		Shoebill storks Balaeniceps rex are often compared to statues as they stand perfectly still for long periods in marshes, waiting for a meal of fish to surface in the water.
		The storks at the San Diego Zoo and the Wild Animal Park eat a variety of thawed fish, shellfish, and mice.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-stork.html (1295 words)

	milky stork
		Storks are tall, long-legged, long-necked, birds that are related to ibises, herons, and spoonbills.
		The wood stork can be found throughout the Americas, the Jabiru stork can be found in Central and South America, and the Maguari stork is found in South America.
		Ani and her team will be teaching local people about the importance of protecting the storks and their habitat, and Ani will be helping the community find a way for the storks and the farmers to share the same land.
	www.thewildones.org /Wetlands/milky.html (582 words)

	Government Museum Chennai
		The fl-necked stork (Xenorhynchus asiaticus asiaticus) is distinguished from the other Indian species of storks by its enormous fl bill, glistening fl head and neck and white lower plumage.
		The neck is long, slender and S-shaped, with a prominent, fl dotted line running down the middle of the neck on its under side.
		Its bill is fl; in the non-breeding phase, the dorsal plumes are dropped and the bill is yellow.
	www.chennaimuseum.org /draft/gallery/06/05/bird3.htm (303 words)

	Bird Watching Tour in India, Stork Birds in India ,Best Indian Birds Watching Tours,Indian Bird Species,Indian Birds ...
		In the distance rather like the European white stork, but the peculiar reddish fl bill with arching mandibles leaving a narrow open gap between them is diagnostic.
		A glistening fl stork with conspicuous white neck and fl cap.
		Field Characters: Alarge sad colored fl, grey, and dirty European white stork with an enormous yellow wedge-shaped bill, and naked ruddy pouch pendent from the chest is diagnostic.
	www.indianwildlife.org /indian-birds/STROK-BIRDS.html (1420 words)

	FanFiction.Net : Dictionary & Thesaurus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Stork's bill (Bot.), any plant of the genus Pelargonium; -- so called in allusion to the beaklike prolongation of the axis of the receptacle of its flower.
		From WordNet (r) 2.0 : stork n : large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-fl plumage From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : Stork \Stork\, n.
		[1913 Webster] Black-necked stork, the East Indian jabiru.
	www.fanfiction.net /dictionary.php?word=Stork (292 words)

	jabiru - definition by dict.die.net
		Note: The American jabiru (Mycteria Americana) is white, with the head and neck fl and nearly bare of feathers.
		The East Indian and Australian (Xenorhynchus Australis) has the neck, head, and back covered with glossy, dark green feathers, changing on the head to purple.
		The African jabiru (Mycteria, or Ephippiorhynchus, Senegalensis) has the neck, head, wing coverts, and tail, fl, and is called also saddle-billed stork.
	dict.die.net /jabiru (140 words)

	phorum - Threatened_Asian_Birds - re: Black-necked Stork =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=96?= upgrade to Vulnerable? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A new message was posted by Will Duckworth in Threatened Asian Birds -- Black-necked Stork — upgrade to Vulnerable? From a SE Asian perspective, 60 years ago is long enough that the species may have been actually quite numerous in appropriate habitat.
		A new message was posted by operations in Threatened Asian Birds -- Black-necked Stork — upgrade to Vulnerable? Gopinathan Maheswaran has sent the following information from India: Recently BNHS has circulated a proforma requesting all birdwatchers in India to report to us about the sighting(s)/population of Black-necked Storks from their respective areas.
		The Black-necked Stork appears to favour moderately shallow, freshwater grassy swamp areas such as those associated with the Middle Fly.
	www.surfbirds.com /phorum/read.php?f=53&i=391&t=325 (1992 words)

	Zen and the Tiger wildlife,
		A fl necked stork stood perfectly still in the waters like the tussocks of grass in sharp detail.
		Preternaturally alive to danger, the stork with sudden flapping of wings lifted and sailed away.
		Emerging from behind the scarp, a fl vulture made a recce flight over the waterhole while the keen eyes of the tiger followed the scavenger that came and landed on a stony ledge not far behind.
	www.indiaprofile.com /wildlife/zen.htm (972 words)

	Australia Zoo - Amazing Animals
		The storks are freshwater foragers where their main food is fish, but they also eat reptiles, frogs, crabs, rodents and carrion.
		The nest is a substantial structure at or near the top of a tree or large bush, often in a swamp.
		With her beautiful big yellow eyes (males have fl eyes) she is a stunning specimen and a real head-turner, who often gets looked up and down!
	www.crocodilehunter.com /australia_zoo/amazing_animals/amazing_animals/view_sub.php?SUSPID=76 (184 words)

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		The vibrant orange and fl coloured Orioles is a part of the flbird family.
		Noted for their calls, the fl coloured Ravens are always confused for crows.
		The long-necked fl birds are ace fishers and thrive on fish, eels and water snakes.
	www.incredibleindia.org /wildlife/bird_watching.htm (1449 words)

	larvalbugzoo - birds page 4
		Animal Stories: The only native stork in North America is the wood stork.
		I noticed a large white bird flying not too high overhead, and it turned out to be a wood stork.
		Although the storks used to nest in the lower part of Florida, in recent years they have moved to more northerly areas, such as Georgia, where they still nest in sizeable rookeries.
	www.geocities.com /larvalbugzoo/birds4.html (156 words)

	NCAL Expertise Ballina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The study is a three-year research thesis on the Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus for the University of New England/National Marine Science Centre.
		The Black-necked Stork is listed as Endangered in New South Wales and is believed to have declined in abundance.
		It is threatened by collision with structures such as powerlines and fences and motor vehicles, shooting, and disturbance to nests from egg collectors and urban development.
	www.ecoman.une.edu.au /NCAL/Ballina.html (330 words)

	Black necked Stork / Jabiru - www.birdphotos.com.au - Australian Birdlife
		Notes: Formerly called Jabiru, Black head, bill and neck, white body and fl wings.
		Female eyes yellow, males eyes fl, legs red Breeds Autumn.
		Images have been uploaded in low resolution for storage efficiency, (they do not reflect the true image quality).
	www.birdphotos.com.au /blackneckedstorkweb (82 words)

	Australia Zoo - Amazing Animals
		J.J. is the first Black Necked Stork to be bred in captivity.
		Jack, with his long red legs, fl and white plumage, beautiful blue head and big fl eyes, is a popular sight with the guests and a favourite amongst the staff.
		With a very long neck and incredibly long sword shaped beak Djagarna is still learning how to eat the tasty fish which make up the favourite part of the diet.
	www.crocodilehunter.com /australia_zoo/amazing_animals/amazing_animals/view_profile.php?SUSPID=76 (484 words)

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	www.zoonews.ws /IZN/300/IZN-300.html (19351 words)

	Seasons India :: Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh
		Dudhwa, perhaps, houses the greatest number of owls and storks.
		Also, found in plenty, are the great Indian horned owl, the forest eagle owl, the brown fish owl, the tawny owl, the dusky horned owl, the scops owl, brown wood owl and the jungle owlet.
		The storks, which abound here, are the fl-necked stork, white-necked stork, fl stork, painted stork, white stork, open-billed stork and the adjutant stork.
	www.seasonsindia.com /travel/wild_dudhwa_sea.htm (247 words)

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		The best find was a female/immature Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobryochus cinnamomeus) found low in a bush; I spooked it and it flew off but settled again in a low branch of an acacia about 50 yards out.
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		White Stork* Ciconia ciconia Immature bird in marshes south of Sapan Mari (near end of trail).
	www.princeton.edu /~vivekt/trips/Bharatpur99.html (1188 words)

	Australian animals - birds - Jabiru (Black-necked Stork)
		The Jabiru isn't just a large stork, it's the only Australian stork.
		One of them caught himself a large fish, but instead of swallowing it instantly the stork walked away with the fish in the bill.
		When we saw him last, he had made at least 150 m in the shallow water.
	www.touringaustralia.de /Birds/Jabiru.php (128 words)

	Letters to the Editor Lismore Echo - The Northern Rivers Echo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Secondly, although the Black-necked Stork does occur in India and South East Asia it is considered as an 'indigenous' species in Australia.
		Firstly, the Jabiru (Ephippiorhyncus Mycteria) occurs from Southern Mexico to Northern Argentina, and is a different species to the Black necked stork (E. Asiaticus).
		Secondly, the Black necked stork is indigenous to Australia, ie it occurs here naturally and is not an introduced species.
	www.echonews.com /810/letters.html (3132 words)

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