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The Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) belongs to the family Ciconiidae under the order Ciconiiformes.

Painted stork taxonomy

The Ciconiidae is the family of large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. The Ciconiidae is the only family presently kept under the order Ciconiiformes.

The family Ciconiidae was first introduced by John Edward Gray, FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875), a British zoologist, in the year 1840.

The family Ciconiidae contains six genera, viz., Mycteria, Leptoptilos, Jabiru, Ephippiorhynchus, Ciconia and Anastomus.

The genus Mycteria was described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.

The genus Mycteria comprises four extant species, viz., Mycteria americana, Mycteria leucocephala, Mycteria ibis and Mycteria cinerea.

The species Mycteria leucocephala was first described by Thomas Pennant (14 June 1726 – 16 December 1798), a Welsh naturalist, in the year 1769. Mycteria leucocephala is a monotypic species.

Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:	Mycteria leucocephala
Species:	M. leucocephala
Genus:	Mycteria
Subfamily:	-
Family:	Ciconiidae
Order:	Ciconiiformes
Class:	Aves
Phylum:	Chordata
Kingdom:	Animalia

1.Painted stork - Mycteria leucocephala
Image by Privatière

2.Painted stork - Mycteria leucocephala
Image by 16.rupesh

3.Painted stork - Mycteria leucocephala
Image by Rajesh mpt

4.Painted stork - Mycteria leucocephala
Image by P.Lindgren

5.Painted stork - Mycteria leucocephala
Image by Charles J Sharp

6.Painted stork - Mycteria leucocephala
Image by JJ Harrison

7.Painted stork - Mycteria leucocephala
Image by Radhika Kochhar

8.Painted stork - Mycteria leucocephala
Image by Sri Raman A

9.Painted stork - Mycteria leucocephala
Image by psychoslave

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1.Painted stork image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coloured_Stork.jpg (cropped)
Author: Privatière | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/7/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Food_for_the_life.jpg (cropped)
Author: 16.rupesh | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/7/18
3.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paintedstork_nesting.jpg (cropped)
Author: Rajesh mpt | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/7/18
4.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: P.Lindgren | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/7/18
5.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Charles J Sharp | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/7/18
6.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mycteria_leucocephala_-_Pak_Thale.jpg (cropped)
Author: JJ Harrison | License: CC BY 3.0 as on 7/7/18
7.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Radhika Kochhar | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 7/7/18
8.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Sri Raman A | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/7/18
9.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sri_Lanka_Photo176.jpg (cropped)
Author: psychoslave | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/7/18
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Painted stork

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The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) belongs to the family, Ciconiidae. The painted stork is a large wading bird of stork family. These birds are widely distributed over the plains of Asia. The painted storks are usually seen in the freshwater wetlands and occasionally in the coastal regions. They are found in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) had categorized and evaluated these stork species and had listed them as 'Near Threatened'.

The painted stork is a large bird, measuring 90 to 100 cm in length and weighing 2,000 to 3,500 grams. They have a wingspan of about 150 to 160 cm. They have a long heavy yellow beak with a down curved tip.

The bare head is reddish or orange in color. They have a distinctive black pectoral band with white scaly markings. The tertials are long and the tips are bright pink extending beyond the tail when at rest.

Indian birds - Painted stork - Mycteria leucocephala

These storks feed in groups, wading in shallow waters and avoiding deeper waters. They feed on small fish, frogs and reptiles. The breeding season extends from July to October in north India and November to March in south India.

They breed in colonies on the tree tops. The platform of nests is seen in islands and undisturbed areas.The typical clutch may contain two to five eggs. The chicks are fed with regurgitate fish.

Though the population in India is considered secure, the painted stork are near threatened in other countries due to poaching.

Biological classification of Mycteria leucocephala
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Ciconiiformes
Family:	Ciconiidae
Subfamily:	-
Genus:	Mycteria
Species:	M. leucocephala
Binomial name:	Mycteria leucocephala
Distribution:	Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia
Feeding habits:	fish, frogs, shrimps
IUCN status listing:	Near Threatened

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