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Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala (Pennant, T 1769)

The painted stork is a large wader in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia. Their distinctive pink tertial feathers of the adults give them their name. They forage in flocks in shallow waters along rivers or lakes. They immerse their half open beaks in water and sweep them from side to side and snap up their prey of small fish that are sensed by touch. As they wade along they also stir the water with their feet to flush hiding fish. They nest colonially in trees, often along with other waterbirds. The only sounds they produce are weak moans or bill clattering at the nest. They are not migratory and only make short distance movements in some parts of their range in response to changes in weather or food availability or for breeding. Like other storks, they are often seen soaring on thermals. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ciconiidae
Genus:
   Mycteria
Scientific:
  Mycteria leucocephala

Original description

Citation:
  (Pennant, T 1769)

Reference:
   Indian Zool.

Protonym:
  Tantalus leucocephalus

Type locality:
  Ceylon.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56772635

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  547013E26B7D1FBC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-547013E2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/547013E2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561281

Geographic range:

  • Mycteria leucocephala: Lowlands of Indian subcontinent to s China and SE Asia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Painted Stork
Catalan:
Tàntal de l'Índia
Czech:
nesyt indický
Danish:
Indisk Skovstork
German:
Buntstorch
Spanish:
Tántalo Indio
Spanish (Spain):
Tántalo Indio
Finnish:
aasianiibishaikara
French:
Tantale indien
Croatian:
šarena roda
Hungarian:
hindu gólya
Icelandic:
Rauðstorkur
Italian:
Cicogna pittata
Japanese (romaji):
indotokikou
Japanese:
インドトキコウ
Lithuanian:
indinis gandrėnas
Dutch:
Indische Nimmerzat
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Beltestork
Norwegian:
Beltestork
Polish:
dławigad indyjski
Portuguese:
Tântalo-indiano
Portuguese (Portugal):
cegonha-pintada
Russian:
Расписной клювач
Slovak:
myktéria lysohlavá
Serbian:
Beloglava roda
Swedish:
indisk ibisstork
Ukrainian:
Лелека-тантал індійський
Chinese:
彩鹳
Chinese (Traditional):
彩鸛〔白頭鸛〕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Tantale indien ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Tantale indien ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 1st edition:
Painted Stork ( Ibis leucocephalus)
Clements, version 2021:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements, version 2022:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements, version 2023:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 3rd edition:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 4th edition:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 6th edition:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements, version 2015:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements, version 2016:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements, version 2017:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements, version 2018:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Clements, version 2019:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
eBird version 1.50:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
eBird version 1.52:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
eBird version 1.53:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
eBird version 1.54:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
eBird version 1.55:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
eBird version 2015:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
eBird version 2016:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
eBird version 2017:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
eBird version 2018:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
eBird version 2019:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
eBird version 2021:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
eBird version 2022:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
eBird version 2023:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Oriental Bird Club:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Mycteria leucocephala
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ibis leucocephalus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Mycteria leucocephala
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Painted Stork ( Mycteria leucocephala)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Mycteria leucocephala
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Mycteria leucocephala

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Индийски щъркел
Bengali: যাঙা ভাচনকমজাড় , রাঙা মানিকজোড়
Bengali (transliteration): rāṅā mānikajōṛa
Breton: Tantal Indez
Catalan: Tàntal de l'Índia
Czech: nesyt indický, Nesyt indicý, Nesyt indomalajský
Welsh: Ciconia amryliw
Danish: Indisk Skovstork
German: Buntstorch, Idien Nimmersatt, Indischer Nimmersatt
English: Painted Stork, Painted Wood Stork, Painted Wood-Stork
English, HBW: Painted Stork
English (IOC): Painted Stork
English (United States): Painted Stork
Esperanto: Blankakapa mikterio, Blankkapa arbarcikonio
Spanish: Tántalo Indio
Spanish (Spain): Tántalo Indio
Spanish (HBW): Painted Stork
Estonian: ehis-toonekurg
Finnish: Aasianiibishaikara
French: Tantale indien
Frisian: Yndyske nimmersêd
Irish: Storc dathannach
Galician: Tántalo da India
Croatian: šarena roda
Hungarian: hindu gólya
Icelandic: Rauðstorkur
Italian: Cicogna pittata, Tantalo indiano, Tantalo variopinto
Japanese (romaji): indo toki kō, indotokikou
Japanese: インドトキコウ
Japanese (Kanji): インド朱鷺鸛
Mongolian, Halh: сүүн өнгөт өрөвтас
Kazakh: үнді құтаны
Scientific: Ibis leucocephalus, Mycteria leucocephala, Mycteria leucocephalus, Tantalus leucocephalus
Lithuanian: indinis gandrėnas, Raštuotasis žabiras
Latvian: raibais stārķis
Malayalam: വർണ്ണക്കൊക്ക്
Mongolian: сүүн өнгөт өрөвтас
Marathi: रंगीत करकोचा
Malay: Burung, Burung Bluwok Sayap Merah, Burung Botak Padi, Burung Upih Sawah
Nepali: लालटाउके गरुड
Dutch: Indische Nimmerzat
Norwegian Nynorsk: Beltestork
Norwegian: Beltestork
Polish: dlawigad indyjski, dławigad indyjski
Pinyin: bái-tóu huán-guàn
Portuguese: Tântalo-indiano
Portuguese (Portugal): cegonha-pintada
Rhaeto-Romance: Magliadrun da l'India
Romanian: Tantal indian
Russian: Индийский клювач, Клювач расписной, Расписной клювач
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Lathuwakiya
Slovak: myktéria lysohlavá
Serbian: Beloglava roda
Swedish: Indisk ibisstork, Orientalisk ibisstork
Tamil: Manjal Mooku Narai
Thai: นกกาบบัว
Thai (Transliteration): nók kàap-bua
Turkish: Alaca leylek, Alaca Sarı Gagalı Leylek, Boyalı leylek
Ukrainian: Лелека-тантал індійський
Vietnamese: Chim Cò lạo Ấn Độ, Cò lạo ấn độ, Cò lạo Ấn Độ, Giang sen, Giang sen
Chinese: 彩鹳, 白头huan鹳, 白头鹮鹳
Chinese (Traditional): 彩鸛〔白頭鸛〕, 白頭鸛

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