Asian Woollyneck vs African Woollyneck

Ciconia episcopus comparé à Ciconia microscelis

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Attribut Asian Woollyneck African Woollyneck
Nom scientifique Ciconia episcopus Ciconia microscelis
Ordre Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes
Famille Ciconiidae Ciconiidae
Statut de conservation Near Threatened Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 91,2 cm (35.9 in) 96,1 cm (37.8 in)
Poids 2190,0 g (77.25 oz) 2190,0 g (77.25 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Asian Woollyneck only

Aucun(e)

African Woollyneck only

Statut de conservation

Near Threatened

Asian Woollyneck

Least Concern

African Woollyneck

About These Birds

Asian Woollyneck

75–92 cm. White body; black back and wings; white woolly neck feathers; red bill and legs; dark eyes. Resident across South and Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa in wetlands and open woodland. Feeds on fish, frogs, and invertebrates. Sometimes treated as conspecific with African Woollyneck.

African Woollyneck

73–92 cm. Black and white; white neck with distinctive woolly white feathers; red bill and legs. Resident across sub-Saharan Africa in moist woodland, rivers, and wetlands. Feeds on fish, frogs, and small vertebrates. Solitary breeder; calls infrequently but produces bill-clattering.

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