Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans)
About the Asian Openbill
The Asian openbill or Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. This distinctive stork is found mainly in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is greyish or white with glossy black wings and tail. Adults have a gap between the arched upper mandible and recurved lower mandible which is thought to be an adaptation that aids in the handling of snails, their main prey. Young birds are born without this gap. Although resident within their range, they make long distance movements in response to weather and food availability.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 9 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cambodia, China, India, Sri Lanka in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatriarecording
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalisrecording
- Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusrecording
- Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisrecording
- Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiirecording
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.