The Asian Open bill is a large wader in the stork family, It was described by French polymath George louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturalle des Oiseaux from a specimen in Pondichery India . The breeding season is from July to September, the nest is a rough platform of sticks on half submerged trees, clutch consists of four eggs. The incubation period is for 25 days both parents take turns. The Asian open bill prefer to locate in colonies in lowland Nepal. The chicks emerge with cream color and are shaded by the loosely outspread and drooped wings of the parent.
Asian Openbill
Country India
Location Kaziranga Park Assam, India
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Activity Hunting, In or By Water, Preening
Rare (For the Location)? Yes
Anthropomorphism Other
Comparison to Another Species Yes
Artsy-Fartsy Yes
- Created Timestamp01/01/2000 00:01:34
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