Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World

by James Hancock, James A. Kushlan, M. Philip Kahl

Some of the world's largest and most spectacular birds are to be found among this group of wading birds. Tragically, they also include many of the world's most endangered species, as changes in land use erode their wetland habitats. Some like the White Stork have lived alongside humans for hundreds of years and are well known from numerous studies. Others, like the Storm's stork and ibises of West Africa, South-East Asia and South America live so secluded a life in the remote corners of the globe that they will probably be extinct before even the most basic details of their biology are known. In this monograph, three authors and two artists have combined their skills to capture what is known of this group of wading birds. The text opens with general chapters on taxonomy and feeding, breeding and behavior, followed by detailed coverage of each species.
Feeding behaviour species
American wood stork - mycteria milky stork - mycteria yellowbilled stork - mycteria painted stork - mycteria African openbill stork - anastomus Asian openbill stork - anastomus black stork - ciconia adbim's stork - ciconia woolynecked stork - ciconia storm's stork - ciconia maguari stork - ciconia white stork - ciconia oriental white stork - ciconia blacknecked stork - ephippiorhynchus saddlebill stork - ephipporhynchus jabiru stork - jabiru lesser adjutant stork - leptopilos greater adjutant stork - leptoptilos marabou leptoptilos shoebill - balaeniceps American white ibis - eudocimus barefaced ibis - phimosus glossy ibis - plegadis whitefaced ibis - plegadis puna ibis - plegadis sharptailed ibis - cercibis plumbeous ibis - harpiprion buffnecked ibis - theristicus green ibis - mesembrinibis hadada ibis - bostrychia wattled ibis - bostrychia oliv ibis - bostrychia spotbreasted ibis - bostrychia reae madagascar crested this - loghotihis sacred this - threskiornis oriental white ibis - threskionis Australian white ibis - threskiornis strawnecked ibis - threskiornis waldrapp ibis - eronticus bald ibis - geronticus black ibis - pseudibis giant ibis - thaumatibis oriential crested ibis - nipponia

385 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

James A. Hancock