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Asian openbill

(Anastomus oscitans)

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Description

The Asian openbill or Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) 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 or white with glossy black wings and tail and the adults have a gap between the arched upper mandible and recurved lower mandible.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Ciconiiformes
Family:Ciconiidae
Genus:Anastomus
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