Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Ciconia [episcopus or microscelis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Wolnekooievaar, Wolnekooievaar (Asiatiese)
[AS]: কণুৱা
Azerbaijani: Asiya ağboyun leyləyi
Bulgarian: Белогуш щъркел, Белогуш щъркел (ssp. episcopus/neglecta)
Bengali: ধলাগলা মানিকজোড়
[BNBD]: ধলাগলা মানিকজোড়
[BNIN]: ধলাগলা মানিকজোড়
Catalan: Cigonya collblanca, Cigonya collblanca asiàtica
Czech: čáp bělokrký, čáp bělokrký (ssp. episcopus/neglecta)
Danish: Uldhalsstork
German: Asien-Wollhalsstorch, Wollhalsstorch, Wollhalsstorch (episcopus/neglecta)
English: Asian Woollyneck, Asian Woolly-necked Stork, Woolly-necked stork, Woolly-necked Stork (Asian), Woolly-necked Stork [episcopus or neglecta]
[ENAV]: Asian Woolly-necked Stork
English, HBW: Asian Woollyneck
English (IOC): Asian Woolly-necked Stork, Woolly-necked Stork (Asian)
English (United States): Asian Woolly-necked Stork, Woolly-necked Stork (Asian)
Esperanto: Episkopa cikonio, nigraĉapa cikonio
Spanish: Cigüeña de Cuello Blanco, Cigüeña lanuda asiática, Cigüeña Lanuda Asiática (episcopus/neglecta)
Spanish (Spain): Cigüeña lanuda asiática, Cigüeña Lanuda Asiática (episcopus/neglecta)
Spanish (HBW): Woolly-necked Stork (Asian)
Estonian: villkael-toonekurg
Basque: Zikoina lepazuri asiarra
Persian: لک ‌لک گردن ‌سفید, لک ‌لک گردن ‌سفید (episcopus/neglecta)
Finnish: piispahaikara, piispahaikara (episcopus/neglecta)
French: Cigogne épiscopale, Cigogne épiscopale (episcopus/neglecta), Cigogne épiscopale [episcopus or neglecta], Cigogne épiscopale [episcopus ou neglecta]
French (Guyane): Cigogne épiscopale
Gujarati: ધોળીડોક ઢોંક
Hebrew: חסידה לבנת-גרון אסייתית
Hindi: हाजी लगलग
Croatian: bjelovrata roda
Hungarian: gyapjasnyakú gólya
Indonesian: Burung Bangau Sandang-lawe, Burung Sandang Lawe
Icelandic: Ullarstorkur, Ullarstorkur (episcopus/neglecta)
Italian: Cicogna lanosa africano
Japanese (romaji): enbi-kō, enbikou (episcopus/neglecta)
Japanese: エンビコウ, エンビコウ (episcopus/neglecta), エンビコウ（episcopus／neglecta）
Japanese (Kanji): 燕尾鸛
Kannada: ಗೋದ್ಬಾದ
[KOK]: कामुद्दान
Scientific: Ardea episcopus, Ciconia episcopus, Ciconia episcopus [episcopus or neglecta], Ciconia episcopus episcopus, Ciconia episcopus episcopus/neglecta, Dissoura neglecta
Lithuanian: baltakaklis gandras
Latvian: bīskapstārķis
Malayalam: കന്യാസ്ത്രീകൊക്ക്
Marathi: कांडेसर
Malay: Burung Anggong Ular, Burung Bangau Hitam, Burung Bluwok Hitam, Burung Botak Leher Putih, Burung Botak Padang, Burung Upih Leher Putih
Nepali: लोभीपापी गरुड
Dutch: Aziatische Bisschopsooievaar, Bisschopsooievaar, Bisschopsooievaar (Aziatische)
Norwegian: ullhalsstork, ullhalsstork (episcopus/neglecta)
Punjabi: ਢੀਂਗ
Polish: bocian białoszyi, bocian białoszyi (episcopus/neglecta)
Pinyin: bái-jǐng guàn
Portuguese: cegonha-episcopal
[PTAO]: Cegonha-episcopal-asiatico
Portuguese (Portugal): cegonha-episcopal (episcopus/neglecta), cegonha-lanuda
Russian: Аист-епископ (episcopus/neglecta), Белошейный аист
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Padili Manawa
Slovak: bocian bielokrký, bocian bielokrký (skup.)
Serbian: Vunasta roda, Vunasta roda (episcopus/neglecta)
Swedish: ullhalsstork, ullhalsstork (episcopus/neglecta)
Telugu: తెల్ల మెడ కొంగ
Thai: นกกระสาคอขาว, นกกระสาคอขาว (episcopus/neglecta), นกกระสาคอขาว (เอเชีย)
Thai (Transliteration): nók krà-săa kʰoaa-kʰăaw
Turkish: Keşiş Leyleği, Keşiş Leyleği (episcopus/neglecta)
Ukrainian: лелека білошиїй
Vietnamese: Chim Hạc cổ trắng
Chinese: 白颈鹳, 白颈鹳（亚洲）
Chinese (Traditional): 白頸鸛, 白颈鹳（亚洲）