Photographed by Sh.Anurag Kumar at Dudhwa WLS , Uttar Pradesh
Its local names are
Chinjara Chandana, Chandiari, Bang gor, Chhota garur (Hindi)
Madanchur, Madantak (Bengal)
Tokla moora (Assam)
Bor tokola (Nowgong,Assam)
Dodal konga,Doidal gatti gadu (Telugu)
Meva kokku (Tamil)
Mana (Sinhala)
Vayalnaicken (Malayalam)
Size
Its size is almost of a vulture.
Field characters
Standing height 110-120 cm .Colour is glossy black above and white below.No neck pouch.Generally found in swamps and flooded lands.Both sexes appear alike.
Distribution
Resident and locally migratory.Found in North East India, Kerla, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.Uncommon in continental India.
Habits
Normally solitary and behavior similar to the Adjutant-Stork but less of a scavenger and more shy.Affects well-watered country.
Food
Fish,Frogs, Reptiles and invertebrates.
Call
Said to make a guttural noise.
Nesting
Its nesting season is November to January.The nest is a massive platform of sticks in lofty Salamalia or other trees.Eggs are generally 3-4 and white in colour.The main nesting area is NE India.Only circumstantial evidence of its nesting is in Kerla.Declining in Sri Lanka owing to disturbance in its breeding site.
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