Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Ciconiiformes > Ciconiidae > Leptoptilos > Leptoptilos dubiusLeptoptilos dubius (Greater Adjutant)Synonyms: Ardea dubia The greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) is a member of the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its genus includes the lesser adjutant of Asia and the marabou stork of Africa. Once found widely across southern Asia, mainly in India but extending east to Borneo, the greater adjutant is now restricted to a much smaller range with only two small breeding populations; one in India with the largest colony in Assam and the other in Cambodia. Populations disperse after the breeding season. This large stork has a massive wedge-shaped bill, a bare head and a distinctive neck pouch. During the day, they soar in thermals along with vultures with whom they share the habit of scavenging. They feed mainly on carrion and offal; however, they are opportunistic and will sometimes prey on vertebrates. The English na |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 18.3667 EDGE Score: 5.043 |
Diet [1] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Piscivore | Diet - Ectothermic [1] | 20 % | Diet - Endothermic [1] | 10 % | Diet - Fish [1] | 20 % | Diet - Invertibrates [1] | 20 % | Diet - Scavenger [1] | 30 % | Forages - Ground [1] | 50 % | Forages - Water Surface [1] | 50 % | | Clutch Size [3] | 3 | Incubation [2] | 29 days | Maximum Longevity [4] | 43 years | Snout to Vent Length [5] | 4.854 feet (148 cm) |
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Name |
Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Amchang Hills |
India |
A1 |
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Ang Tropeang Thmor |
Cambodia |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Boeung Chhmar / Moat Khla |
Cambodia |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Bordoibam: Bilmukh Bird Sanctuary |
India |
A1 |
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Bordoloni: Sampora |
India |
A1, A2, A4i |
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Chakrashila Complex |
India |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Chhep |
Cambodia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Chhnuk Tru |
Cambodia |
A1, A4i |
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Chitwan National Park |
Nepal |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Dei Roneat |
Cambodia |
A1, A4i |
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Deobali Jalah |
India |
A1, A4i |
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Dhansiri Reserve Forest |
India |
A1, A4i |
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Dibru: Saikhowa Complex |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Dipor Beel Bird Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A4iii |
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Hakaluki Haor |
Bangladesh |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Jengdia Beel and Satgaon |
India |
A1 |
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Jhanjimukh: Kokilamukh |
India |
A1, A4i |
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Kaziranga National Park |
India |
A1, A2, A4i, A4iii |
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Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and Koshi Barrage |
Nepal |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Kuarbari_Dalani |
India |
A1 |
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Laokhowa and Burhachapori Sanctuaries |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Lomphat |
Cambodia |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Majuli |
India |
A1, A2, A4iii |
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Mokama Taal (Barah) Wetlands |
India |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Northern Santuk |
Cambodia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Orang National Park |
India |
A1, A4ii |
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Pabho Reserve Forest |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A2, A4iii |
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Pani-Dihing Bird Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A2, A4iii |
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Prek Toal |
Cambodia |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Ripu and Chirang Reserve Forest |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Sibsagar Tanks |
India |
A1, A4i |
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Stung Kampong Smach |
Cambodia |
A1 |
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Stung Sen / Santuk / Baray |
Cambodia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (National Park) |
India |
A1 |
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Sunderbans (East, South, West Wildlife Sanctuaries) |
Bangladesh |
A1, A4iii |
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Tamaranga: Dalani: Bhairab Complex |
India |
A1, A4iii |
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Teknaf Game Reserve |
Bangladesh |
A1, A3 |
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Upper Dihing (East) Complex |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Upper Stung Sen Catchment |
Cambodia |
A1, A4i |
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Veal Srongae |
Cambodia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Himalaya |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan |
No |
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Indo-Burma |
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam |
No |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 2Greater Adjutant, BirdLife International (2001) Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International. ♦ 3Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 ♦ 4de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 5Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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