- neck outstretched, but the
three Leptoptilos storks retract their necks in
flight like a heron. The
genus Leptoptilos was
introduced in 1831 by the French...
- Aquilavus/Cygnus
bilinicus (fossil:
Early Miocene of Břešťany,
Czech Republic) cf.
Leptoptilos gen. et sp. indet. –
formerly L.
siwalicensis (fossil: Late Miocene?...
- The
marabou stork (
Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a
large wading bird in the
stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It
breeds in both wet and...
-
species of
Leptoptilos,
which reach a
maximum weight of 9 kg. The only
other known Leptoptilos species that
outweighs robustus is
Leptoptilos falconeri...
- The
lesser adjutant (
Leptoptilos javanicus) is a
large wading bird in the
stork family Ciconiidae. Like
other members of its genus, it has a bare neck...
- The
greater adjutant (
Leptoptilos dubius) is a
member of the
stork family, Ciconiidae. Its
genus includes the
lesser adjutant of Asia and the marabou...
-
Commando Force. It is
often ****ociated with the
Greater adjutant stork (
Leptoptilos dubius). In Hinduism,
Garuda is a
divine eagle-like sun bird and the...
-
discovery of a
member of
Leptoptilos in
South America and the only one
found so far in the New World. In
comparison with
extant Leptoptilos, L.
patagonicus is...
-
species in the
genus Anastomus are
known as openbills, two from the
genus Leptoptilos are
called adjutants, and
three species are
called jabiru.
Storks are...
- France.
Leptoptilos has an
extensive fossil record,
extending not only to Asia and
Africa but to
Europe and even to
South America.
Leptoptilos falconeri...
