Wildlifeof Thailand
Painted Stork
Ciconiidae
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Mycteria leucocephala
Basic stats
Diet
Fish, frogs and aquatic invertebrates
Habitat
Shallow freshwater wetlands
Range
South and mainland Southeast Asia
The painted stork is a large white wader with black-banded wings, pink tertial feathers, an orange face and long yellow downcurved bill. Across South and mainland Southeast Asia it wades through shallow wetlands, sweeping the partly open bill from side to side to catch fish, frogs and aquatic invertebrates. Colonies build stick nests together in waterside trees (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Painted Stork eat?
- Fish, frogs and aquatic invertebrates
- What habitat does the Painted Stork live in?
- Shallow freshwater wetlands
- Where is the Painted Stork found?
- South and mainland Southeast Asia