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Asian Openbill Stork Do you see the gap in the closed mandibles? the reason is unknown. Anastomus oscitans,Asian Openbill,Geotagged,Openbill Stork,Sri Lanka Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Asian Openbill Stork

Do you see the gap in the closed mandibles? the reason is unknown.

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    Interesting, did not know about this species. Posted 11 years ago

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The Asian openbill

The Asian openbill or Asian openbill stork is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. This distinctive stork is found mainly in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is greyish white with glossy black wings and tail and the adults have a gap between the arched upper mandible and recurved lower mandible.

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Similar species: Storks
Species identified by Bagerathan Sivarajah
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By Bagerathan Sivarajah

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Uploaded Jan 20, 2014. Captured Jan 19, 2014 13:15 in Vattapallai Road, Tanniyutttu, Sri Lanka.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
  • f/5.6
  • 1/159s
  • ISO80
  • 83.27mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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