Bird
Painted Stork
Mycteria leucocephala · Ciconiidae · Ciconiiformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records234,195in 8 countries
Most seen inIndia192,919 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Painted Stork in brief
The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a bird of the Ciconiidae family — species of bird.
Across the 8 countries we cover it has 234,195 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
India192,919 records · best Jan, Dec
Thailand16,586 records · best Jan, Feb
Sri Lanka14,839 records · best Feb, Dec
Cambodia4,459 records · best Feb, Jan
Malaysia2,722 records · best Sep, Aug
Singapore2,389 records · best Sep, Aug
Bangladesh187 records · best Nov, Oct
Pakistan94 records · best Feb, Mar
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.