Painted Stork

The Painted Stork is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in South Asia and extending into Southeast Asia. Their distinctive pink tertial feathers of the wing are pink giving them their name. They forage in flocks in shallow waters along rivers or lakes. They immerse their half open beaks in water and sweep them from side to side and snap up their prey of small fish that are sensed by touch. As they wade along they also stir the water with their feet to flush hiding fish. They nest colonially in trees, often along with other waterbirds. They only sounds they produce are a weak moan or sounds produced by bill clattering. They are not migratory and only make short distance movements in some parts of their range in response to food and for breeding. Like other storks, they are often seen soaring on thermals.

The Painted Stork is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

Egrets, Grey Herons, Painted Storks & Black-headed Ibises gathering at Kolleru, AP W IMG 4179.jpgEgrets, Grey Herons,... 213,994 bytes Egrets, Herons, Storks & Ibises in AP W IMG 4156.jpgEgrets, Herons, Stor... 160,577 bytes Egrets, Storks, Ibises & Terns in AP W IMG 4160.jpgEgrets, Storks, Ibis... 167,716 bytes Grey Herons (Ardea cinerea) with Black-headed Ibises & Egrets in AP W IMG 4153.jpgGrey Herons (Ardea c... 205,893 bytes Magadinorth 1.jpgMagadinorth 1. More

The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in South Asia and extending into Southeast Asia. Their distinctive pink tertial feathers of the wing are pink giving them their name. They forage in flocks in shallow waters along rivers or lakes. More

The Painted Stork is a threatened species globally and it is important to monitor their breeding success where they breed. They breed after other colonial water birds, starting in September and continuing into the New Year. December is the best month for observing and counting juveniles as they spend much time loafing about in the huge nests or on the ground nearby. They also fly round on the thermals developing their flying skills. More

The Painted Stork is widely distributed over the plains of Asia. They are found south of the Himalayan ranges and are bounded on the west by the Indus river system where they are rare and extend eastwards into Southeast Asia. They are absent from very dry or desert regions, dense forests and the higher hill regions. They are rare in most of Kerala and the species appears to have expanded into that region only in the 1990s. More

Painted storks at nests with chicks© Belinda Wright / www.osfimages.com Nesting colony of painted storks with adults and young of various ages© J. P. Zwaenepoel / naturepl.com Portrait of painted stork juvenile© Pete Oxford / naturepl.com Painted stork regurgitating fish for juveniles© Terry Whittaker / www.flpa-images.co.uk Painted stork colony and surrounding detritus© Pete Oxford / naturepl. More

The painted stork has a wide range ... it's distinctive orange face, and pink tipped tail feathers are hard to miss. Another sketch for the "Birds of Thailand" show here in Bangkok. I am a big fan of Horishi Yoshida... and was trying to paint something in his style. www.hanga.com/gallery.cfm?ID=1 If you are a Thai resident... Thai or farang... please submit! This is for fun more than anything else. More

The Painted Stork walks slowly and steadily in shallow waters or adjacent wet grassland seeking its prey, which, like that of most of its relatives, includes fish, frogs and large insects. It sweeps its head from side to side with its bill half open in water as it hunts for fish. The Painted Stork nests colonially and famous nesting colonies include the ones in the New Delhi Zoological Garden and Kokrebellur in southern India. More

Painted stork by Natasha Mhatre on flickr.com Tags: Environment, India, tree, bird, Change, Mother, Climate, INDIAN, Migratory, karnataka, Day, branch, above, surreal, NIGHTMARE, MIGRANT, below, natasha, cut, Stork, Aves, WMBD, migratory bird, world migratory bird day, avifauna, bellur, kokkre, mhatre, natashamhatre, paintedstork Photo PropertiesNP! ID: 330906Title: Painted storkFile Size: 500 × 332 – 62. More

The Painted Stork walks leisurely in shallow waters or adjacent wet grassland seeking its prey, which includes fish, frogs and large insects. It sweeps its head from side to side with its bill half open in water as it hunts for fish. More

The painted stork, also known as the janghil or dokh, is very good at adapting to its natural environment. Painted storks search for fish in shallow waters. With their bills half open and shaking their heads back and forth, they will occasionally use a wing to direct the fish toward their open bill. They nest in colonies with other storks, ibises, spoonbills, cormorants and herons. Male storks gather most of the sticks for nest building. While young storks are able to call loudly, by 18 months they become practically voiceless. More

The Painted Stork is tall and slender, standing about 3 feet tall. It is mostly white in color, with black and white markings on its wing and chest feathers. It also has light pink on its lower back. Its legs are pink also. Its head is partly bare of feathers, and is orange-red in color, and its bill is long, yellowish, and slightly curved towards the end. Both male and female look the same, though the female is slightly smaller in height. More

The Painted Stork, Mycteria leucocephala, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It is a tropical species which breeds in Asia from India and Sri Lanka to southeast Asia. It is a resident breeder in lowland wetlands with trees. The large stick nest is built in a forest tree, and 2-5 eggs is a typical clutch. The Painted Stork is a broad winged soaring bird. Like all storks, it flies with its neck outstretched. More

Painted storks are the most colourful of the stork family. They live in large congregations and can be seen often flying gracefully high overhead in broad circles. Click a picture to see a larger view. More

Here's a collection of images of the Painted Stork that we have put together from our various trips to both Ranganathittu and Kokrebellur. All images were shot with the D300, 300mm f2.8 lens mounted with 2x teleconvertor, unless specified otherwise. The images have been cropped for composition and post processed in Capture NX. EXIF-600mm, f5.6, 1/800s, -1.0EV, ISO 200. EXIF-600mm, f5.6, 1/1600s, -1.0EV, ISO 200. EXIF-600mm, f5.6, 1/2000s, -0.7EV, ISO 200. EXIF-600mm, f5.6, 1/800s, -1.0EV, ISO 200. More