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The Black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) belongs to the family Ciconiidae under the order Ciconiiformes.
Black-necked stork taxonomy
The family Ciconiidae is the only family under the order Ciconiiformes. The Ciconiidae was first described by John Edward Gray, FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875), a British zoologist, in the year 1840.The family Ciconiidae comprises six genera, viz., Anastomus, Ciconia, Ephippiorhynchus, Jabiru, Leptoptilos and Mycteria.
The genus Ephippiorhynchus was first introduced by Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857), a French biologist and ornithologist, in the year 1855.
The genus Ephippiorhynchus comprises two extant species, viz., Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis and Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus.
The species Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus was first introduced by John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837), an English physician, naturalist and author, in the year 1790.
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| Binomial name: | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus |
| Species: | E. asiaticus |
| Genus: | Ephippiorhynchus |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Black-necked stork - Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Image by Lip Kee |
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| 2.Black-necked stork - Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Image by J.M.Garg |
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| 3.Black-necked stork - Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Image by J.M.Garg |
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| 4.Black-necked stork - Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Image by J.M.Garg |
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| 5.Black-necked stork - Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Image by GDW.45 |
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| 6.Black-necked stork - Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Image by GDW.45 |
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| 7.Black-necked stork - Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Image by Jim Bendon |
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| 8.Black-necked stork - Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Image by Jim Bendon |
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| 9.Black-necked stork - Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Image by David J. Stang |
1.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/4941046350/ (cropped)
Author: Lip Kee | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 8/21/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_necked_Stork_I2-Bharatpur_IMG_8533.jpg (cropped)
Author: J.M.Garg | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/21/18
3.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: J.M.Garg | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/21/18
4.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: J.M.Garg | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/21/18
5.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: GDW.45 | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/21/18
6.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: GDW.45 | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/21/18
7.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jabiru_female_(8664702944).jpg (cropped)
Author: Jim Bendon | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 8/21/18
8.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/77524419@N03/8664713546 (cropped)
Author: Jim Bendon | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 8/21/18
9.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ephippiorhynchus_asiaticus_8zz.jpg (cropped)
Author: David J. Stang | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 8/21/18
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