Gujarati Name : પીળીચાંચ ઢોંક ( કચ્છી : ચિત્રોડા )
Scientific Name : Mycteria leucocephala
Red Data Status : Near Threatened
Bird Category : Herons, Egrets, Storks, Bittern, Ibis and Flamingos
Synonyms : Painted Wood Stork, Painted Wood-Stork
Photographer : SOUGATA BHARLocation : Kanewal, Gujarat , Anand
Date : 05 ,Jan 2019
Remark : The painted stork is a large wader in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia. Their distinctive pink tertial feathers of the adults give them their name.
