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#StorksOfinstagram #BlackNeckedStork #Storks #EphippiorhynchusAsiaticus Kingdom: #AnimaliaSeria Phylum: #ChordataSeria Class: #AvesSeria Order: #CiconiiformesSeria Family: #CiconiidaeSeria Genus: #EphippiorhynchusSeria Species: #EphippiorhynchusAsiaticusSeria (Latham, 1790) Synonyms #XenorhynchosLeucoptera #XenorhynchusAustralis #XenorhynchusAsiaticus The black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) is a tall long-necked wading bird in the stork family. It is a resident species across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia with a disjunct population in Australia. It lives in wetland habitats and certain crops such as rice and wheat where it forages for a wide range of animal prey. Adult birds of both sexes have a heavy bill and are patterned in white and glossy blacks, but the sexes differ in the colour of the iris. In Australia, it is sometimes called a jabiru although that name refers to a stork species found in the Americas. It is one of the few storks that is strongly territorial when feeding. #SoutheastAsianBirdsSeria #AsianBirdsSeria #AsianAnimalsSeria #AsianStorksSeria #AustralianBirdsSeria #AustralianAnimalsSeria #AustralianStorksSeria #27November2017Seria #27NovemberSeria #2017NovemberSeria #2017MondaySeria #MondayNovemberSeria #MondaySeria (Wild Bird Eco Tour - Birding South East Asia)