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It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

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Birdsong field guide

Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

A large, colorful wading bird easily identified by its heavy yellow bill and delicate rose-pink tertial feathers. It is a non-migratory species primarily found in the wetlands of South and Southeast Asia.

What it sounds like

Generally silent, but produces rhythmic bill-clattering at the nest and occasional low-pitched croaks or hisses.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Jelle Scharringa · IndiaCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

They utilize 'tactile foraging,' sweeping their partially open bills through shallow water to snap shut instantly upon contact with prey.
Adult birds perform urohidrosis, cooling themselves by excreting liquid waste onto their legs to facilitate evaporative cooling.
During the breeding season, the bare facial skin of adults intensifies from yellow to a bright orange or reddish hue.
They are colonial nesters, constructing large stick platforms in trees overhanging water, often in mixed-species heronries.
The distinctive 'painted' name is derived from the rose-colored feathers near the tail that are prominent in breeding adults.

Habitat

Shallow freshwater wetlands, marshes, lake margins, and flooded agricultural fields.

Range

Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Milky StorkMycteria cinerea Wood StorkMycteria americana Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

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