The Lesser Adjutant is a large bird in the stork family.
It is a huge bird, typically 110-120 cm tall and has a 210 cm wingspan. Its upper body and wings are black, but the belly and undertail are white. The head and neck are bare like those of a vulture.
When they fly, they retract their neck in flight like a heron.
The Lesser Adjutant breeds in wetlands in tropical lowland. It builds a stick nest in trees. It often forms small colonies.They can be found at Parit Jawa fishing village in Malaysia West Coast. The use to breed at at residential site instead of at the swamp areas. They were once found in Singapore but it is now totally confined to Malaysia Muar area.
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Lesser Adjutant
Lesser Adjutant
