Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) fishing. In order to catch their prey, storks employ a mode of foraging known as tactile foraging. Tactile foraging involves a bird holding its open beak underwater and waiting for movement near the bill before clamping shut on the prey. Foraging group size ranges from 1 to 18 individuals.. More... indianbirds.thedynamicnature.com/2015/01/painted-stork-mycteria-leucocephala.html

Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Mycteria
Species: M. leucocephala

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