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Asian Open Billed Stork
This young bird almost looks like it was just waiting to pose for the camera!The Asian openbill stork is predominantly greyish or white with glossy black wings. The name is derived from the distinctive gap formed between the recurved lower and arched upper mandible of the beak in adult birds.Young birds do not have this gap.The cutting edges of the mandible have a fine brush like structure that is thought to give them better grip on the shells of snails.The foraging habitats are inland wetlands