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Greater Adjutant

Leptoptilos dubius

The Greater Adjutant is a large bird with long legs and a big beak. It often stands tall and can be found near wetlands, where it looks for food like fish and frogs.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Greater Adjutant is a very large, grey-bodied stork with whitish underparts and a massive, wedge-shaped bill. It has a bare, reddish head and neck featuring a distinctive large gular pouch hanging from its throat.

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Greater Adjutant
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Greater Adjutant

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Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Once common, they are now one of the world's most endangered stork species.

Sometimes, Greater Adjutants swallow really large bones whole after eating carrion!

Their bare head and neck help them stay clean when eating messy meals.

These giant storks make loud clattering sounds with their huge bills, not vocal calls!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Cooling Pouch

Greater Adjutants have a large gular pouch that helps them cool down by releasing excess body heat.

Fähigkeit

Scavenger's Strength

Greater Adjutants can tear apart large carcasses because they have a powerful, thick bill for tough scavenging.

Fähigkeit

Soaring Master

Greater Adjutants can soar high in the sky for hours because their huge wings catch warm air currents.

Maße und Details

Länge
130-150 cm
Flügelspannweite
200-280 cm
Gewicht
8-15 kg
Lebenserwartung
15-25 Jahre
Top Speed
45 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-4
Brutzeit
28-35 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These giant birds are important scavengers, often eating rotting meat, but also hunting small animals.

Hauptnahrung

  • Carrion
  • Fish
  • Frogs
  • Reptiles
  • Insects

Nahrungssuche

  • Scavenging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Zebu Cattle

Bos indicus

cleans up carcasses of dead livestock.

hunts

Indian Bullfrog

Rana tigrina

preys on frogs in wetland habitats.

eaten by

Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

sometimes preys on eggs and chicks.

eats

House Crow

Corvus splendens

occasionally raids nests for eggs or chicks.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Hooded Stork

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Greater Adjutant?

130-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Greater Adjutant?

200-280 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Greater Adjutant?

8-15 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Greater Adjutant?

15-25 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Greater Adjutant?

45 km/h

Was frisst Greater Adjutant?

These giant birds are important scavengers, often eating rotting meat, but also hunting small animals.

Wo findet man Greater Adjutant normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Greater Adjutant?

Scavenging

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