large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Asian openbill or Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. This stork lives in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
| Asian openbill | |
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| Adult showing characteristic gap between mandibles | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Anastomus |
| Species: | A. oscitans |
| Binomial name | |
| Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert, 1783) | |
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| range | |
The Asian openbill stork is mostly greyish (non-breeding season) or white (breeding season) with glossy black wings and tail that have a green or purple sheen.[2]
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