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Lesser Adjutant-Stroke

The Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Like other members of its genus, it has a bare neck and head. It is however more closely associated with wetland habitats where it is solitary and is less likely to scavenge than the related Greater Adjutant. It is a widespread species found from India through Southeast Asia to Java.

 

 

Scientific classification

 

 

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Aves

Order:Ciconiiformes

Family:Ciconiidae

Genus:Leptoptilos

Species:L. javanicus

 

 

Binomial name

Leptoptilos javanicus — at Bandhavgarh National Park

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Uploaded on July 1, 2013
Taken on March 25, 2013