Black-necked Stork
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Black-necked Stork
The Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ciconiidae (Storks) in the order Ciconiiformes.
- Scientific name
- Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Family
- Ciconiidae (Storks)
- Order
- Ciconiiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Black-necked Stork
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus asiaticus
- Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus australis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Mycteria asiatica
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- India.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2 p.670
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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