Asian Open Bill

This bird is a large wader in the stork family, this name is derived from the distinctive gap formed between the recurved lower and arched upper mandible of the beak in the adult the young birds do not have this gap. The breeding season is from July to September in northern india and November to march in southern india. They built their nest in colonies along with darters cormorants and other storks clutch consists of four eggs incubation is 25 days both parents take turn in incubation. The chicks emerge with cream colored down and are shaded by the loosely outspread and drooped wings of the parent.