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Greater Adjutant, Leptoptilos dubius, 120-150cm / 47-59 in. and Lesser Adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus, 110-120cm / 43-47 in. GLOBALLY THREATENED storks, the Greater is rarely found outside of Assam. Eats carrion and preys on small animals in marshes, shallow waters, lakes and irrigated agricultural land. Here at the Gorchuk Refuse Dump were about 35 of these storks.

 

Outside of Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam Province, India.

 

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