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Birds
Waterbirds & Waders
Painted Stork
Mycteria leucocephala
Local name: Rangit Saras / चित्र बक
lightbulbNests colonially with other waterbirds.
Identification
The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is part of the WRK FO field reference used for incident intake and ground reports. Local names include Rangit Saras / चित्र बक.
Habitat. Shallow wetlands, tanks and heronries
Diet. Fish, frogs, aquatic insects
Field notes. Pink tertials in adults. Nestling falls from heronries in the monsoon are a classic rescue. Listed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act as Schedule IV.
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Habitat
Shallow wetlands, tanks and heronries
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Diet
Fish, frogs, aquatic insects
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Behavior
Pink tertials in adults. Nestling falls from heronries in the monsoon are a classic rescue.
