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Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus (Boddaert, P 1783)
The woolly-necked stork or white-necked stork is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds singly, or in small loose colonies. It is distributed in a wide variety of habitats including marshes in forests, agricultural areas, and freshwater wetlands across Asia and Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ciconiidae
Genus:
Ciconia
Scientific:
Ciconia episcopus
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ciconiidae
Genus:
Ciconia
Scientific:
Ciconia episcopus
Original description
Citation:
(Boddaert, P 1783)
Reference:
Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton
Protonym:
Ardea Episcopus
Type locality:
Coromandel Coast.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/76/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F76E7B80A669BE58
Avibase ID:
avibase-F76E7B80
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F76E7B80
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174908
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Ciconia episcopus episcopus: India to Indochina, northern Malay Peninsula, and Philippines
- Ciconia episcopus neglecta: Java and Wallacea
Source: Clements checklist
Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Catalan:
Cigonya collblanca asiàtica
Czech:
čáp bělokrký
Danish:
Uldhalsstork
German:
Asien-Wollhalsstorch
Spanish:
Cigüeña lanuda asiática
Finnish:
piispahaikara
French:
Cigogne épiscopale
Croatian:
bjelovrata roda
Hungarian:
gyapjasnyakú gólya
Italian:
Cicogna lanosa africano
Japanese (romaji):
enbi-kō
Japanese:
エンビコウ
Lithuanian:
baltakaklis gandras
Dutch:
Aziatische Bisschopsooievaar
Norwegian:
ullhalsstork
Polish:
bocian białoszyi
Portuguese:
cegonha-episcopal
Portuguese (Portugal):
cegonha-lanuda
Russian:
Белошейный аист
Slovak:
bocian bielokrký
Serbian:
Vunasta roda
Swedish:
ullhalsstork
Ukrainian:
лелека білошиїй
Chinese:
白颈鹳
Chinese (Traditional):
白頸鸛
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Asian Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Asian Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Asian Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Woolly-necked Stork [episcopus or neglecta] ( Ciconia episcopus [episcopus or neglecta]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Woolly-necked Stork [episcopus or neglecta] ( Ciconia episcopus [episcopus or neglecta]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Woolly-necked Stork [episcopus or neglecta] ( Ciconia episcopus [episcopus or neglecta]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Woolly-necked Stork [episcopus or neglecta] ( Ciconia episcopus [episcopus or neglecta]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Woolly-necked Stork [episcopus or neglecta] ( Ciconia episcopus [episcopus or neglecta]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Woolly-necked Stork [episcopus or neglecta] ( Ciconia episcopus [episcopus or neglecta]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Asian Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Asian Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Asian Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Woolly-necked Stork (Asian) ( Ciconia episcopus episcopus/neglecta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Woolly-necked Stork (Asian) ( Ciconia episcopus episcopus/neglecta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Woolly-necked Stork (Asian) ( Ciconia episcopus episcopus/neglecta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Woolly-necked Stork (Asian) ( Ciconia episcopus episcopus/neglecta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Woolly-necked Stork (Asian) ( Ciconia episcopus episcopus/neglecta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Woolly-necked Stork (Asian) ( Ciconia episcopus episcopus/neglecta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Woolly-necked Stork (Asian) ( Ciconia episcopus episcopus/neglecta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Asian Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Asian Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Asian Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Asian Woollyneck ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Asian Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Asian Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Asian Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Asian Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ciconia episcopus episcopus [version 1] |
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)
Bulgarian: Белогуш щъркел, Белогуш щъркел (ssp. episcopus/neglecta)
Bengali: 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]
English, HBW: Asian Woollyneck
English (IOC): Woolly-necked Stork (Asian)
English (United States): Woolly-necked Stork (Asian)
Esperanto: Episkopa cikonio
Spanish: Cigüeña de Cuello Blanco, Cigüeña lanuda asiática, Cigüeña Lanuda Asiática (episcopus/neglecta)
Spanish (Spain): Cigüeña Lanuda Asiática (episcopus/neglecta)
Spanish (HBW): Woolly-necked Stork (Asian)
Estonian: villkael-toonekurg
Persian: لک لک گردن سفید, لک لک گردن سفید (episcopus/neglecta)
Finnish: piispahaikara, piispahaikara (episcopus/neglecta)
French: Cigogne épiscopale, Cigogne épiscopale [episcopus or neglecta], Cigogne épiscopale [episcopus ou neglecta]
Croatian: bjelovrata roda
Hungarian: gyapjasnyakú gólya
Indonesian: Burung Bangau Sandang-lawe, Burung Sandang Lawe
Icelandic: 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
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
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)
Polish: bocian białoszyi, bocian białoszyi (episcopus/neglecta)
Pinyin: bái-jǐng guàn
Portuguese: cegonha-episcopal
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)
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）
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