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Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala
Family
Storks
Order
Ciconiiformes
Codes
paisto1, PAST
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCiconiiformes
FamilyStorks (Ciconiidae)
SpeciesMycteria leucocephala
Codespaisto1, PAST
Identification

The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a member of the Storks family within the order Ciconiiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code paisto1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Storks
Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans
African Openbill
Anastomus lamelligerus
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii
African Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia microscelis
Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus
Painted Stork photo
(c) Rujuta Vinod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rujuta Vinod

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Mycteria leucocephala

Family: Storks

Order: Ciconiiformes

eBird Code: paisto1