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	Lesser Adjutant - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Lesser Adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.
		Most storks fly with neck outstretched, but the two adjutants retract their neck in flight like a heron.
		The Lesser Adjutant, like most of its relatives, feeds mainly on frogs and large insects, but also young birds, lizards and rodents.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Lesser_Adjutant (191 words)

	Lesser adjutant - Leptoptilos javanicus: More Information - ARKive
		Once a widespread and common species, the lesser adjutant has undergone a rapid decline in numbers recently, and is now rare throughout its range (3).
		Small, loose colonies of lesser adjutant construct their nests in patches of tall trees that have a thick undergrowth of bamboo and are located on the edge of suitable wetlands.
		Whilst the lesser adjutant is protected by law in all areas of India, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, and occurs in many protected areas, enforcement of this protection is weak.
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/birds/Leptoptilos_javanicus/more_info.html (463 words)

	IUCN Sri Lanka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Lesser adjutant is Sri Lanka’s largest bird, although it is not as tall as the Black-necked stork, which is considered the tallest bird in Sri Lanka.
		The populations of the Lesser adjutant has dwindled due to the loss and fragmentation of its habitat as the dry zone jungles have been converted to agricultural land.
		Lesser adjutants can be observed in protected areas such as Wasgamuwa, Yala, Kumana and Udawalawe National Parks.
	www.iucn.org /places/srilanka/ArchLesser.htm (464 words)

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	Lesser Adjutant -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Lesser Adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus, is a large wading (Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings) bird in the (Large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-fl plumage) stork family (Storks) Ciconiidae.
		Most storks fly with neck outstretched, but the two adjutants retract their neck in flight like a (Gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill) heron.
		It will also eat (The dead and rotting body of an animal) carrion, for which its bare head and neck is an adaptation.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/le/lesser_adjutant.htm (240 words)

	OBC \| conservation fund reports \| 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A survey to determine the population status and distribution of Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus in western lowland Nepal was carried out between 27 April and 10 June 2004, funded by an OBC small grant.
		The potential area of Lesser Adjutant habitat was identified by direct observation and interviews with park staff, farmers and local people.
		The wetlands of Kanchanpur District were found to hold a better population of Lesser Adjutant than elsewhere in the study area, so improved management of these wetlands, and regular monitoring of the species here, is recommended for its long-term survival in west Nepal.
	www.orientalbirdclub.org /action/fundreports2.html (2032 words)

	Resources on the Lesser Flamingo from academic institutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Eng, lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor), flamingo, lesser flamingos.
		JPAM UPDATE 19: Nesting activities of the Lesser flamingo was last seen on a large scale in 1973 in the Greater Rann, but this year's nesting in the Little Rann is reported to...
		Flamingoes: The (Phoeniconaias minor) lesser flamingo, abundant in the lake district of eastern Africa and also occurring in South Africa, Madagascar, and India, is the...
	mongabay.org /conservation/Lesser_Flamingo.htm (776 words)

	Lesser Adjutant - Endangered Birds - care4nature.org ________________________________________________________________ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Broadly distributed from India to Indonesia, the lesser adjutant is becoming increasingly rare or possibly extinct in local areas due to hunting, disturbances of nesting sites, and habitat loss.
		The Lesser Adjutant stands 110 - 120 cm tall and weighs between 4 - 6 kg.
		The Lesser Adjutant generally nests in scattered, and usually small colonies, often admixed with other species; single nests are also recorded, perhaps increasingly as populations dwindle.
	www.care4nature.org /ecoinfo/endspecies/adjutant.htm (486 words)

	CNN - Indian stork saved from extinction - Jan. 1, 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It was one of more than 1,000 animals around the world listed as an endangered species and its long-term prospects seemed as unsteady as the ungainly bird's perch in a tree.
		It was there that the greater adjutant stork got the help it needed to avoid the road to extinction.
		But something was done and it looks as though the adjutant stork will be flying high for years to come.
	www.cnn.com /EARTH/9601/stork (295 words)

	Parit Jawa - a haven for the lesser adjutant
		Parit Jawa - a haven for the lesser adjutant
		Though there is a regular traffic of fishing boats winding its way through the muddy channels, and though there are local people going about their business near the jetty the bird fauna seems unperturbed.
		The most noticeable of the birds are the Lesser Adjutants, by sheer virtue of their size.
	www.ecologyasia.com /html-loc/parit-jawa.htm (1097 words)

	Yes Virginia, the stork DID bring these babies! Rare chicks hatched at the Bronx Zoo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On April 1 and 2, three lesser adjutant storks hatched - making them the second, third and fourth ever to be born at the Zoo.
		Calvin, the first lesser adjutant stork chick to hatch at the Bronx Zoo, was born nearly four years ago.
		The storks are considered part of a research population to help determine how best to breed these animals in captivity and eventually increase their numbers in the wild.
	www.bronxzoo.com /278313/185917 (424 words)

	WORLDTWITCH - Cambodia Birding by Frank Rheindt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		But to see the main specialty, Greater Adjutant, at this time of year, you need to be taken to a far-removed corner of the reserve.
		Getting there involves another lengthy speedboat ride from the HQ to a floating village at the mouth of a little river, from where you have to be paddled up the river for about 3-4hr until you get to a tree platform.
		Frédéric Goes informed me that access to this Greater Adjutant site varies greatly with season, and visitors in December may well be able to reach the spot by motor boat, whereas visitors in April would have to walk through knee-deep mud for two days to get there.
	www.worldtwitch.com /cambodia-birding-rheindt.htm (3725 words)

	Lesser Adjutant - Leptotilos javanicus - Chhota Garur - Haryana Birds - North India - Birders
		Lesser Adjutant - Leptotilos javanicus - Chhota Garur - Haryana Birds - North India - Birders
		Lesser Adjutant (Leptotilos javanicus) is a rare vagrant in
		This Globally threatened bird is similar to but smaller than the Greater Adjutant.
	www.haryana-online.com /Fauna/Birds/lesser_adjutant.htm (81 words)

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	The Ciconiiformes (Bitterns, Egrets, Herons, Ibises and Storks)
		Like their relatives the Ibises and Spoonbills most storks are birds of wetlands, because so much of this habitat has been destroyed world-wide a number of species are endangered and most have declining populations.
		In the IUCN lists the Greater Adjutant Stork is listed as endangered while Storm's Stork, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Milky Stork, Oriental White stork and Black Stork are all listed as vulnerable.
		Adjutant Storks are part-time scavengers at the kills of larger predators though they feed their young only on live caught food.
	www.earthlife.net /birds/ciconiiformes.html (2320 words)

	Avian Watch Asia - Lesser adjutant storks - The dying breed
		Adjutants (either this species, Greater Adjutant or both) used to be widespread and common in southern China at least seasonally; they were named tu-qiu ("autumn bird" or "sad bird") in Shi Jing ("The Book of Songs", fifth or sixth century B.C.), and regarded as a bad omen, the killing of which was occasionally actively encouraged.
		The lesser adjutant is classified as Vulnerable (VU A2cd + 3cd; C1) on the IUCN Red List 2004.
		Once a widespread and common species, the lesser adjutant has undergone a rapid decline in numbers recently, and is now rare throughout its range, with a 1997 population estimate of 5,000 birds.
	www.avianwatchasia.org /forums/showthread.php?t=297 (891 words)

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	endemicguides.com - Malaysia Sustainable Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Birdwatchers find it a good place to observe the characteristics of wetland birds since the park is also home to over 170 species of birds either in residence or migratory.
		The Lesser Adjutant and the Milky Stork are the rare bird species that have been observed here.
		Through the efforts of local conservationists, captive Milky Storks are being naturalized into the area to boost the local breeding populations.
	www.endemicguides.com /KualaSelangor.htm (818 words)

	Mekong Travel - Newsletter July 2004
		The calves died of unknown causes, but the adults were caught in nets, she said.
		Three species of stork, including the lesser adjutant, woolly-necked and Asian open bill, are found in small numbers at the province's national park.
		The lesser adjutant is the biggest of the three, weighting 5 kg and standing 120 cm in height.
	www.mekong-travel.com /newsletters/news200407.htm (2904 words)

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		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.
		Habits: A close relation of the African Marabou; called Adjutant from its measured martial gait as it paces up and down.
		Its real breeding grounds lie in S. Myanmar where enormous colonies, mixed with pelicans and smaller adjutant s, are active between October and December.
	www.indianwildlife.org /indian-birds/STROK-BIRDS.html (1420 words)

	phorum - MalayBirders - [birders] Lesser Adjutant Stork - Parit Jawa OCT 16/17/18 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		[birders] Lesser Adjutant Stork - Parit Jawa OCT 16/17/18 2004
		There were 22 Lesser Adjutant Storks at the time when we
		Re: [birders] Lesser Adjutant Stork - Parit Jawa OCT 16/17/18 2004
	www.surfbirds.com /phorum/read.php?f=45&i=4198&t=4198 (668 words)

	Sunderbans Trip Report: 2003/04
		Given the topography of the area, and the fact that most of the birding has to be done from a motorized boat/launch, the list of 114 birds is only representative of the species one can expect to see.
		Lesser number in March and unrecorded in June.
		Only two birds seen on the way to Sudhannokhali were positively identified as this species on 29/12.
	www.kolkatabirds.com /sundertripreport.htm (1979 words)

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		Guwahati is the best place to start, there are interesting birdwatching sites to enliven a stay including one of the best place in the world to see Greater Adjutant at close range.
		Among more interesting residents are Greater and Lesser Adjutants, water cock, Cinnamon Bittern, Fulvous whistling-duck (small numbers among the common lesser whistling-duck) and Greater Painted-snipe.
		It is probably the best place to see the endangered Bengal Florican and Swamp Francolin, Greaterand Lesser Adjutant can be found alongside.
	www.lizaworldtravels.com /bird-watching-craft-tea-tour-package.html (704 words)

	Birdquest, Trip Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		From Hornbill, we were able to explore up to seven or eight kilometres further along the trail, past the hot spring and mud-volcano at Bulbulia, to a large area of bamboo (reaching c900m).
		Along the edge of the lake were small groups of wintering Grey-headed Lapwings and further back, in the first trees, both Pallas's and Grey-headed Fish Eagles (both of which are common throughout the park).
		On the way to Shillong we passed several impressive small colonies of Lesser Adjutant, also in large Bombax trees and, at a brief roadside tea stop had excellent views of another pair of Great Slaty Woodpeckers.
	www.birdquest.co.uk /trip_reports_detail.cfm?ReportID=131 (2075 words)

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		A pilot survey conducted on the waterfowls in Chatla Haor,a seasonal floodplain wetland of Cachar district in Assam, during the period from 1997-99, revealed large congregation of 20 different species of wading, swimming and diving birds during summer and monsoon months.
		The wading birds (c 75%) recorded were Cattle egret, Large egret, Median egret, Little egret, Pond heron, Purple heron, Grey Heron, Chestnut bittern, Night heron, Lesser adjutant, Openbilled stork, Spotbill duck, White ibis, Water cock and White breasted water hen.
		Among the swimming birds (c 15%), Lesser Whistling teal gathered in large numbers during the summer and monsoon months and were found to be less abundant during December to May The Lesser Whistling teal, were found to nest in the Eichhornia mats as well as in Nymphoides assemblages.
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	Thailand bird watching news: birding tour information - Thailand national park
		The Endangered Lesser Adjutant and Greater Adjutant Storks
		Birds are meant to fly freely, not to spend their remaining days waiting to succumb to death.
		Plus, I'm not exactly sure which harrier I saw since the sun was shining behind where it was perched, but we sat and watched it pulling it's recently caught meal apart while perched in a ironwood tree.
	thailandbirding.com /birders_newsletter.htm (2220 words)

	Avian Watch Asia - Lesser adjutant storks - The dying breed
		Avian Watch Asia - Lesser adjutant storks - The dying breed
		- - Lesser adjutant storks - The dying breed (http://www.avianwatchasia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=297)
		30-03-2005 12:17 AM The lesser adjutant is classified as Vulnerable (VU A2cd + 3cd; C1) on the IUCN Red List 2004.
	www.avianwatchasia.org /forums/printthread.php?t=297 (924 words)

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