About Woolly-Necked Stork:
- Woolly-Necked Stork, also known as the White-necked Stork or Bishop Stork, is a large wading bird belonging to the stork family, Ciconiidae.
- Scientific Name: Ciconia episcopus
- Habitat and Distribution:
- It is a widespread tropical species, which breeds in Africa and in Asia from India to Indonesia.
- In India, it is most commonly found in the northern states.
- It typically inhabits open grasslands, paddy fields, riverbanks, ponds, and other wetland areas.
- Features:
- It is predominantly carnivorous, its diet consisting of fish, frogs, toads, snakes, lizards, large insects and larvae, crabs, molluscs, and marine invertebrates.
- It forages by slowly walking through water or vegetation, stabbing at prey.
- Conservation Status:
- IUCN Red List: Near Threatened
