Bird
Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans · Ciconiidae · Ciconiiformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records348,316in 11 countries
Most seen inIndia246,967 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Asian Openbill in brief
The asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans) is a bird of the Ciconiidae family — large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.
Across the 11 countries we cover it has 348,316 published records, most of them from India, Thailand and Sri Lanka. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and December and fall to their lowest in June and July.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
India246,967 records · best Jan, Feb
Thailand60,397 records · best Jan, Feb
Sri Lanka18,337 records · best Jan, Feb
Nepal4,999 records · best Mar, Nov
Cambodia4,079 records · best Feb, Jan
Malaysia3,556 records · best Dec, Jan
Bangladesh3,417 records · best Dec, Oct
Singapore2,911 records · best Feb, Mar
Vietnam1,280 records · best Mar, Apr
Myanmar1,222 records · best Jan, Feb
Laos1,151 records · best Sep, Oct
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.