First record of Painted Stork in Indonesia
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala is a stork that is abundant in Asia. On 19 January 2022, a Painted Stork was observed with 11 Milky Storks Mycteria cinerea in the coastal zone of North Sumatra province. In addition, three M. leucocephala were documented on 31 January 2025 in Percut, northern Sumatra, nearly close to the previous site in 2022. This is the first record of the species in Indonesia.
Source: Journal of Threatened Taxa
Institutions: Universitas Sumatera Utara, Universitas Indo Global Mandiri
Language: English
Topic: Avian ecology and behavior
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $600
OpenAlex ID: W4408848949
