Milky Stork

It can reach a length of 97 cm. The sexes look similar. The plumage is general white contrasted with a naked red face and a long shiny green-black tail and flight-feathers.

The Milky Stork is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Milky Stork, Mycteria cinerea, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Contents - * 1 Description * 2 Distribution * 3 Threats * 4 References * 5 External links Description - It can reach a length of 97 cm. The sexes look similar. More

The milky stork is a very large bird named for its creamy-white plumage (4) (5). The black flight feathers on the wing provide a dramatic contrast to the bird’s pale colouring, as does the thick yellow bill and dark facial skin (4) (5). During the breeding season, the bill becomes brighter orange while the facial skin and legs turn a vivid red (5). More

ago, I came across a Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea feeding quietly in a low-tide channel in the middle of the reserve. Like (I suspect) many readers of 10,000 Birds I knew very little about Milky Storks except that they were pretty rare in the wild, and that the birds seen at Sungei Buloh are all thought to be free-flying escapes (probably from the Singapore Zoo)*. More

The Milky Stork, Mycteria cinerea is a large waterbird with a restricted distribution in Southeast Asia. Globally, the species has been listed by IUCN/BirdLife International as "Vulnerable" (BirdLife International 2004) with an estimated World Population of only 5,550 birds (Wetlands International 2002). Most of these birds are believed to be concentrated in Indonesia, with smaller populations in west Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, and possibly Vietnam. More

Milky Stork fighting for the fish - Posted by BESG on 10 January 10, Sunday Contributed by William Ip William Ip observed a group of Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea) feeding in the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 7th November 2009. One of them caught a big fish. The three storks were fighting for the prey and finally one of them won and took it away. More

americana and milky stork Mycteria cinerea, have sensitive areas on their bills that can feel prey brushing against it. They stalk slowly or just stand still with their bills in the water, and when they feel food, they snap it up. Other species like the jabiru and the maguari stork Ciconia maguari have pointed bills used to jab at prey in water or tall grass. More

The Milky Stork, Mycteria cinerea is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Description It can reach a length of 97 cm. The sexes look similar. The plumage is general white contrasted with a naked red face and a long shiny green-black tail and flight-feathers. Distribution This species occurs in Cambodia, Peninsular Malaysia and the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sumbawa, Sulawesi and Buton, Indonesia. More

Milky Stork forages with an open wing - Posted by BESG on 16 December 08, Tuesday Contributed by GS Soh GS Soh a.k.a. gssoh photographed a Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea) feeding in the Japanese Garden pond in October 2008. This bird is often seen together with the Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala), in a free-flying flock from Singapore’s Jurong BirdPark. More

Malaysia's Milky Storks could be gone in five ... Donna's death highlights power line dangers BirdLife concerned over Thai stork cull What's New (2009) Species facts & figures Global Species Programme The BirdLife checklist of the birds of the world with conservation status and taxonomic sources. More

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the Milky Storks are sighted - from more than 100 in the 1980s to fewer than 10 in 2006. So, you can imagine our excitement when spotting the rare bird. This also goes down in the record that up to May 2008, the Milky Stork is still sighted in Malaysia west coastal swamp - and we were the lucky few who saw it. Latest update Oct 2008 We saw the elusive Milky Storks again in this month’s visit to Kuala Gula. More

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less than four so far this year, the milky stork is yet another species Malaysia is in danger of losing forever. Listed as the most endangered bird species in Malaysia, the milky stork (Mycteria cineria) is found only at the Matang Mangrove Forest near Taiping. It is a large water bird found in certain places in Southeast Asia. Globally. the species has been listed by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) as "vulnerable", with an estimated world population of only 5,550 birds. More

The main goal of the 2004/2006 Milky Stork Field Surveys in Malaysia was to re-assess the status and population size of the Milky Stork in Malaysia and specifically at the Matang Mangrove Forest and adjacent coastal areas in Perak. Download: Status Overview and Recommendations for the Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea) in Malaysia. More

Classified as a critically endangered species, the Milky Stork is found in lowlands, salt water marshes, and mangrove swamps of Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The sounds produced by the Milky Stork are not noticeably different from those of the other wood storks. Generally silent, except at breeding colonies. A falsetto 'fizzing' vocalization, audible for about 75 m, bill-clattering and wing noise are also heard during other social displays. Nestlings make a frog-like croaking sound when begging. More

Malaysia's Milky Storks could be gone in five years = 23-09-2005 The globally threatened Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea faces extinction in the wild in Malaysia, according to the country's BirdLife Partner, the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS). Just ten birds remain, at the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve in Perak. Yeap Chin Aik, MNS Scientific Officer (Ornithology), said human disturbance of nesting colonies, mangrove habitat loss and poaching had caused numbers to dwindle. More

Milky Stork, the big water bird known locally as burung upeh, which an international bird watching group said is in danger of extinction. Their population had dwindled to only six birds last year, compared to about 150 in the 1980s that were raised in captivity at Zoo Negara in Kuala Lumpur. Yesterday, to mark World Wetlands Day, Natural Resources and Environment parliamentary secretary Datuk Sazmi Miah released eight birds at the Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary, near here. More

"Eighteen Milky Storks had been sighted in Kampung Sungai Melayu and Kuala Sungai Skudai. There are only about 5,000 Milky Storks worldwide and their number is fast declining," he told Bernama here today. The Milky Storks could also be found in Larut, Perak where only two birds had been sighted. The migratory bird had been sighted in Johor and Pahang (1980s), Melaka (1940s), Selangor (1930s) and Kedah in 1907. More

The Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea) is found in coastal wetlands ranging from Cambodia, Peninsular Malaysia and the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sumbawa, Sulawesi and Buton in Indonesia. Due to habitat loss, today there are around 5500 left in the wild. The Milky Stork feeds on small animals including shellfish, insects, fish, and frogs. The Mongabay Kids site (kids.mongabay.com) aims to help children learn about rainforests and the environment. More

Milky storks on the verge of extinction in Malaysia. = 18/03/2007 00:00:00 After an 18 month long field study conducted by Wetlands International-Malaysia and PERHILITAN, it has been confirmed that the population of Milky storks has declined during the last 20 years and now stands at less than 10 birds, and possibly as low as 4. Forestry, fishing and hunting were found to be having a major impact on the Milky Stork population and breeding success at Matang. More