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Lesser Adjutant

273) Lesser Adjutant

Lesser Adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus, Burung Botak

This is a large wading bird in the stork family. The lesser adjutant is often found in large rivers and lakes inside well wooded regions, in freshwater wetlands in agricultural areas, and coastal wetlands including mudflats and mangroves. It is found from India to SouthEast Asia. The lesser adjutant stalks around wetlands feeding mainly on fish, frogs, reptiles, large invertebrates, rodents, small mammals and rarely carrion.

Burung Botak ini lazimnya boleh dilihat di muara sungai sewaktu air surut di mana ia memburu makanannya. Ia boleh juga ditemui di kawasan berair seperti sawah padi. Seperti keluarga bangau yang lain ia memakan haiwan akuatik, termasuk reptilian dan amfibia serta mamalia kecil seperti tikus, kadangkala makan bangkai.

Exif: f8, 1/640, ISO 640, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, car window

 

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Uploaded on February 10, 2017
Taken on January 11, 2017