neck outstretched, but the three Leptoptilos storks retract their necks in flight like a heron. The genus Leptoptilos was introduced in 1831 by the French...
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Marabou stork (redirect from Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds in both wet and...
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species of Leptoptilos, which reach a maximum weight of 9 kg. The only other known Leptoptilos species that outweighs robustus is Leptoptilos falconeri...
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Greater adjutant (redirect from Leptoptilos dubius)
The greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) is a member of the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its genus includes the lesser adjutant of Asia and the marabou...
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Lesser adjutant (redirect from Leptoptilos javanicus)
The lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Like other members of its genus, it has a bare neck...
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Aquilavus/Cygnus bilinicus (fossil: Early Miocene of Břešťany, Czech Republic) cf. Leptoptilos gen. et sp. indet. – formerly L. siwalicensis (fossil: Late Miocene?...
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France. Leptoptilos has an extensive fossil record, extending not only to Asia and Africa but to Europe and even to South America. Leptoptilos falconeri...
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discovery of a member of Leptoptilos in South America and the only one found so far in the New World. In comparison with extant Leptoptilos, L. patagonicus is...
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is known for her conservation work with the greater adjutant stork (Leptoptilos dubius), known locally as the Hargila. She is the founder of the Hargila...
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species in the genus Anastomus are known as openbills, two from the genus Leptoptilos are called adjutants, and three species are called jabiru. Storks are...
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range. L. lüi is one of the largest Leptoptilos on record and might be larger than Leptoptilos titan and Leptoptilos robustus. The humerus and proximal...
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Commando Force. It is often associated with the Greater adjutant stork (Leptoptilos dubius). In Hinduism, Garuda is a divine eagle-like sun bird and the...
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marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus). Its wings are held flat while soaring and, as in the pelicans and the storks of the genus Leptoptilos, the shoebill...
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(Gyps bengalensis) Long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus) Greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubiu) Greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga) Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)...
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Puja, an intangible cultural heritage of the region. Greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius), a member of the stork family, associated with the mythical bird...
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Attemsostreptus costatus Attemsostreptus julostriatus Attemsostreptus leptoptilos Attemsostreptus reflexus Arthropods portal "Attemsostreptus Verhoeff...
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royal albatross Diomedea sanfordi 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) 7 Marabou stork Leptoptilos crumenifer 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) 7 Cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus 3...
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Zealand, and this conclusion would be consistent with Maori folklore. Leptoptilos robustus might have preyed on both Homo floresiensis and anatomically...
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(Haliaeetus leucoryphus) as well as the vulnerable lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) and woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus). Protection and...
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africanus), lappet-faced vultures (Torgos tracheliotos) and marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer) feeding on a dead spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)....
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weighing about 2 kg (70 oz). The largest known of Ciconiiformes was Leptoptilos robustus, standing 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) tall and weighing an estimated...
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Southeast Asia) Birds Japanese flightless duck (Shiriyanetta hasegawai) Leptoptilos robustus Reptiles Crocodilia Alligator munensis? Testudines (turtles...
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stork (Leptoptilos javanicus), Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri), Pallas's sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus), greater adjutant stork (Leptoptilos dubius)...
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reticulated python, Chinese pangolin, hispid hare, hog deer lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus), white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis), slender-billed vulture...
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Zealand, and this conclusion would be consistent with Maori folklore. Leptoptilos robustus might have preyed on both Homo floresiensis and anatomically...
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chicks may be eaten by raptors, crows, gulls, and the marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer); an estimated half of the predation of greater flamingo eggs...
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leucoryphus) Swamp grass babbler (Laticlla cinerascens) Greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) Niligiri chilappan (Montecincla cachinnans) Banasura chilappan...
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Ciconia †Ciconiopsis? †Eociconia? Ephippiorhynchus †Grallavis Jabiru Leptoptilos Mycteria †Palaeoephippiorhynchus †Pelargodes †Pelargosteon †Prociconia...
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Ciconia †Ciconiopsis? †Eociconia? Ephippiorhynchus †Grallavis Jabiru Leptoptilos Mycteria †Palaeoephippiorhynchus †Pelargodes †Pelargosteon †Prociconia...
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island before modern human arrival was also inhabited by the giant stork Leptoptilos robustus and the vulture Trigonoceps. Flores Island is bounded by active...
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