Lesser Adjutant Stork (Leptoptilos javanicus), Dehing Patkai National Park, Assam, India, 2024

Globally threatened! Widespread resident in the NE part of India. Flies with neck retracted, giving rise to different profile compared with other storks. Smaller than Greater, with slimmer bill that has straight ridge to culmen (ridge of upper mandible). Further, has pale frontal plate, denser hair-like feathering on the back of head and down hind neck, and lacks neck pouch. The ears are very visible on this species. Usually found singly and is very shy. Forages by walking slowly on dry ground or in shallow water.

The stork looks old (and maybe ugly), but it is not necessarily so. It is the head- and neck-hair pattern that gives it such a deceptive appearance. My first sighting in India. This one was perched high up on a tree.

Nikon D6, 500mm f/4e lens, f/4, 1/6400s, ISO 400.

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Flickr Explore: March 12, 2024

Taken in: India / Assam / Digboi (show map)

Taken on: January 17, 2024

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Dehing Patkai National Park

Leptoptilos javanicus

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