Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia episcopus - Cigogne épiscopale

Systematics

Order
:
Ciconiiformes
Family
:
Ciconiidés
Genus
:
Ciconia
Species
:
episcopus

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics

Size
: 95 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) is a species of bird in the Ciconiidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Ciconia episcopus episcopus (India to Indochina, the Philippines and Malay Pen., n Sumatra)
Ciconia episcopus microscelis (Africa south of the Sahara)
Ciconia episcopus neglecta (s Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi)

Foreign names

Cigogne épiscopale,
Cigüeña lanuda asiática,
cegonha-episcopal,
Wollhalsstorch,
gyapjasnyakú gólya,
Bisschopsooievaar,
Cicogna lanosa,
ullhalsstork,
Ullhalsstork,
bocian bielokrký,
čáp bělokrký,
Uldhalsstork,
piispahaikara,
Wolnekooievaar,
cigonya collblanca asiàtica,
bocian białoszyi,
bīskapstārķis,
Белошейный аист,
Bangau sandang-lawe,
エンビコウ,
白颈鹳,
นกกระสาคอขาว,
白頸鸛,

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp

; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Mud Flats and Salt Flats ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels), Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land