Summary ⁵

The Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

It is an uncommon free-ranging bird from the Zoo.

It can be confused with Painted Stork, which has patterned wing coverts. However, care should be taken as hybrids have been observed.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tan Kok Hui
2. (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips04?authkey=Gv1sRgCJDz5oS70oSHbg#5799011429425788114
3. (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips03?authkey=Gv1sRgCJSp4u6i5fP2Ow#5746856639390112354
4. (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips04?authkey=Gv1sRgCJDz5oS70oSHbg#5799011408340250946
5. Adapted by Tan Kok Hui from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycteria_cinerea

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