Leptoptilos

E679929

genus taxon

Leptoptilos is a genus of large, scavenging storks known for their massive bills, bare heads and necks, and association with wetlands and garbage dumps in parts of Africa and Asia.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Leptoptilos crumenifer	1
Leptoptilos dubius	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
associationWithHumans	often found at rubbish dumps ⓘ often seen near slaughterhouses ⓘ
billShape	long thick straight bill ⓘ
bodySize	very large wading birds ⓘ
characteristic	bare head ⓘ bare neck ⓘ massive bill ⓘ pendulous throat pouch in some species ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
commonName	marabou-like storks ⓘ
commonNameOfSpecies	Leptoptilos crumenifer is the marabou stork NERFINISHED ⓘ Leptoptilos dubius is the greater adjutant NERFINISHED ⓘ Leptoptilos javanicus is the lesser adjutant ⓘ
describedAs	large storks ⓘ
diet	carrion ⓘ fish ⓘ refuse ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ
ecologicalRole	scavenger helping to remove carrion and waste ⓘ
family	Ciconiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
feedingBehavior	scavenger ⓘ
flightStyle	soaring with broad wings ⓘ
foragingStrategy	opportunistic scavenging ⓘ
geographicDistribution	South Asia (for some species) NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia (for some species) ⓘ sub-Saharan Africa (for some species) ⓘ
habitat	human garbage dumps ⓘ lakeshores ⓘ marshes ⓘ river floodplains ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeRange	Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
nestingSite	cliffs ⓘ man-made structures in urban areas (for some species) ⓘ tall trees ⓘ
notableSpecies	Leptoptilos crumenifer NERFINISHED ⓘ Leptoptilos dubius NERFINISHED ⓘ Leptoptilos javanicus NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Ciconiiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon	Ciconiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
plumagePattern	generally dark upperparts and paler underparts ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typeSpecies	Leptoptilos dubius NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

greater adjutant stork → genus → Leptoptilos ⓘ

greater adjutant stork → binomialName → Leptoptilos ⓘ

this entity surface form: Leptoptilos dubius

Ciconiidae → includesTaxon → Leptoptilos ⓘ

this entity surface form: Leptoptilos crumenifer