THE LESSER ADJUTANT STORK Leptoptilos javanicus, ITS HUSBANDRY AND CONSERVATION AT THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, Ornithology Department Wildlife Conservation Society, WCS/Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, USA

摘要

The Ciconiidae are a small family of large wading birds with long legs, long powerful bills, broad wings and short tail. Closely related to herons, spoonbills and ibises, there are nineteen living species of storks in six genera. Recent studies involving DNA analyses associate storks within a comprehensive clade of waterbirds.