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Black-necked Stork - Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus .
Going by the plumage coloration it is still a juvenile bird and has been ringed by the National Park people of NSW.
Apparently the young bird has been hanging out on the artefical canal in a residential area for quite some time .
The Black-necked Stork is a tall long-necked wading bird in the stork family. It is a resident species across South and Southeast Asia with a disjunct population in Australia. It lives in wetland habitats to forage for a wide range of animal prey. Adult birds of both sexes have a heavy bill and are patterned in white and glossy blacks, but the sexes differ in the colour of the iris.
Similar species: Storks
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Uploaded Feb 3, 2019. Captured Jan 30, 2019 16:08 in 22 Windward Circuit, Tea Gardens NSW 2324, Australia.
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