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Colonial nesting of Asian openbill storks (Anastomus oscitans) in Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha


International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology
RK Mohapatra,1 BP Panda,2 MK Panda,1 S Purohit,3 SP Parida,4 KL Purohit,1 JK Das,1 HS Upadhyaya1

Abstract

A field study on nesting habits of Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) was conducted during breeding seasons of 2015 and 2018 at Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India. Observations revealed the stocks arrived for nesting in July and most left December. The details of nest and nesting habits were reported. 

Keywords

Nandankanan, Wildlife, habits, June, literatures

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