Painted Stork

The painted stork is a large wading bird found across the wetlands and marshes of tropical Asia from India to Southeast Asia. Its name comes from the striking pink and white plumage washed with coral-pink on the wing coverts of adults. It is a colonial nester, often breeding alongside other waterbirds in mixed heronries, and is a familiar sight stalking through shallow water to catch fish, frogs, and crustaceans.