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Name |
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Black Necked Stork |
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Scientific Name |
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Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus |
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Size |
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Lohargnaj (150 cms) |
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Habitat |
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Rivers, Jheels and Marshes |
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Identification |
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Large size, enormous black bill, white underparts and pied black and white wings |
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Status |
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Migratory |
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Distribution |
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Throughout the Indian union |
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Food |
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Chiefly fish but also frog and reptiles |
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Nest |
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August and January, deep platform of twigs |
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Eggs |
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1-2 |
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