PAINTED STORK (IBIS LEUCOCEPHALUS)

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Aves  Order : Ciconiiformes Family : Ciconiidae Genus : Ibis Species : leucocephalus SCIENTIFIC NAME: IBIS LEUCOCEPHALUS IMPORTANT FACTS: Length 93 cm Weight 3 – 4 kg Life Span 20 – 28 days Sexual maturity 4 years Incubation period 30 – 32 days Clutch size 2-5 eggs

HABITAT   RANGE   DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO Stays around marshes, heel and inundated fields. RANGE   DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO Throughout India, Pakistan and Ceylon.   DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO Fish, frogs and snails