Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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White-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus) soaring with thermal wind. The woolly-necked stork is a broad winged soaring bird, which relies on moving between thermals of hot air for sustained long distance flight. Like all storks, it flies with its neck outstretched. It has also been observed to 'roll, tumble and dive at steep angles' in the air with the wind through its quills making a loud noise.. More... indianbirds.thedynamicnature.com/2015/01/woolly-necked-stork-ciconia-episcopus.html

Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Ciconia
Species: C. episcopus

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