Storks

Lesser Adjutant

Leptoptilos javanicus

The Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) is a 4.7 kg wetland bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Storks

Order

Ciconiiformes

Weight

4.7 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

12

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