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The Black-necked Stork, scientifically named *Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus*, is a species of bird within the class Aves. It belongs to the genus *Ephippiorhynchus*. The species is also referred to by the common names Bangau leher-hitam, นกกระสาคอดำ, and Riesenstorch. Its wingspan measures 204, and its litter size is 3.2.
According to the IUCN Red List, the conservation status of the Black-necked Stork was assessed as Least Concern in 2025. Other records have listed its status as Near Threatened. The species has been documented in 3,284 observations on iNaturalist.
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Least ConcernBlack-necked Stork
species
Der Riesenstorch oder Großstorch (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) ist eine der beiden Arten in der Gattung der Großstörche (Ephippiorhynchus). Es handelt sich um einen auffälligen, sehr großen und schwarz-weiß gefiederten Storch mit glänzend schwarzem Hals und Kopf und einem sehr langen Schnabel. Die IUCN führt den Riesenstorch auf der Vorwarnstufe near threatened, da der Bestand in Asien seit Mitte der 1950er Jahre abgenommen hat. Die Population in Australien gilt dagegen als stabil. Der Bestand wird auf 10.000 bis 21.000 geschlechtsreife Individuen geschätzt. Bis 1985 wurde die Art in die Gattung Xenorhynchus gestellt, weil ihm der Schnabelaufsatz fehlte, der für den Sattelstorch (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) charakteristisch ist.
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- Ephippiorhynchus
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- Black-necked Stork in Kaziranga National Park March 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 02.jpg
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- Least Concern
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- Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
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- Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- wingspan
- 204
- litter size
- 3.2
- taxon common name
- jabiru-oriental
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- E. asiaticus
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Encyclopedic overview
The black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) is a tall, long-necked wading bird in the stork family. It is a resident species across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia with a disjunct population in Australia. It lives in wetland habitats and near fields of certain crops such as rice and wheat where it forages for a wide range of animal prey. Adult birds of both sexes have a heavy bill and are patterned in white and irridescent blacks, but the sexes differ in the colour of the iris with females sporting yellow irises and males having dark-coloured irises. In Australia, it is known as a jabiru, although that name also refers to a stork species found in the Americas. It is one of the few storks that are strongly territorial when feeding and breeding.
Taxonomy and systematics
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