Painted Stork
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Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Ranthambore National Park
334 Verified records at Ranthambore National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wader in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia. Their distinctive pink tertial feathers of the adults give them their name. They forage in flocks in shallow waters along rivers or lakes. They immerse their half open beaks in water and sweep them from side to side and snap up their prey of small fish that are sensed by touch. As they wade along they also stir the water with their feet to flush hiding fish. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Stork sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 334 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ranthambore National Park

Asian Woolly-necked Stork
NT

Asian Woolly-necked Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ciconia episcopus

30–40% · Possible
Asian Openbill Stork
LC

Asian Openbill Stork

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anastomus oscitans

20–30% · Possible
Black Stork
LC

Black Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ciconia nigra

10–20% · With luck
Black-necked Stork
LC

Black-necked Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
80–90%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
4 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
5 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
12 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
16 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
18 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
19 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
20 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Painted Stork in Ranthambore National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Stork sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 334 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Painted Stork in Ranthambore National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Painted Stork in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.

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