The Painted Stork Ecology and Conservation
The painted stork is a large, eye-catching, colonially nesting wading bird found across large parts of South and South East Asia, particularly India and Sri Lanka. Listed as near-threatened by various conservation agencies, the painted stork is a flagship
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English and scientific names of animals and plants used in the book.
Plants Mesquite Prosopis juliflora Neem Azadirachta indica Peepul/The Sacred Fig Ficus religiosa Tamarind Tamarindus indica Indian Banyan Ficus benghalensis Elephant Grass Typha angustata
Vertebrates Amphibians and Reptiles Mugger Crocodile Crocodylus palustris Bengal monitor/Common Indian Monitor Varanus bengalensis Malayan Water Monitor Lizard Varanus salvator Checkered Keelback/Asiatic Water Snake Xenochrophis piscator
Birds Darter Anhinga melanogaster Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger A.J. Urfi, The Painted Stork: Ecology and Conservation, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-8468-5, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
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Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Little Egret Egretta garzetta Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis Great Egret Casmerodius albus Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Snowy Egret Egretta thula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus White Ibis Eudocimus albus Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis Wood Stork Mycteria americana Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus Black Stork Ciconia nigra Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus European White Stork Ciconia ciconia Abdim’s Stork Ciconia abdimii Storm’s Stork Ciconia stormi Maguari Stork Ciconia maguari Oriental White Stork Ciconia boyciana Saddlebill Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Jabiru Jabiru mycteria Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius Marabou Leptoptilos crumeniferus The Shoebill Balaeniceps rex Black Kite Milvus migrans Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Pallas’s Fishing Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus European White Stork Ciconia ciconia Lesser-Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Appendix
Appendix
Shahin Falcon Falco peregrinator Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Sarus Crane Grus antigone Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis Common Curlew Numenius arquata Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponiaca European Oystercatcher Haematopus oestralegus Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus House Crow Corvus splendens Jungle Crow Corvus macrohynchos European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Mammals Raccoon Procyon lotor Common Mongoose Herpestes edwardsi Indian Jackal Canis aureus indicus Gray wolf Canis lupus Bonnet Macaque Macaca radiata Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra
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About the Author
Abdul Jamil Urfi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Biology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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