Painted Stork
Mycteria leucocephala(Pennant, T, 1769)
English (US) Painted Stork
The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) 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.
Range: lowlands of Indian subcontinent to southern China and southeastern AsiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Mycteria leucocephala
- Family
- Ciconiidae (Storks)
- Order
- Ciconiiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Painted Stork
- Described by
- (Pennant, T, 1769)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tantalus leucocephalus
- Described by
- (Pennant, T, 1769)
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Indian Zoology p.11 pl.10
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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