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Lesser Adjutant Stork (Leptoptilos javanicus).

Taken in Sungei Buloh wetlands in Singapore.

 

Found in the Indian subcontinent, China, mainland Southeast Asia to Indonesia. Usually in Freshwater wetlands, mangroves and sometimes mudflats.

 

Large bird with mostly horn-coloured bill, pale forehead, vinous-tinged head-sides (redder when breeding), yellowish neck, glossy black upperparts, white underparts and dark greyish legs. Shows all blackish wings with white patch on inner underwing coverts in flight.

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Uploaded on September 16, 2025
Taken on May 9, 2025