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  In flight

Cranes & Waders

Greater Adjutant

Leptoptilos dubius

• mythic
• 80 km/h
• Endangered

Once cursed as a bad omen and chased from village trees, until the women of Dadara in Assam pulled on green gamosas, called themselves the Hargila Army, and turned the giant stork into their town's pride. The mascot is winning.

Population

roughly 1,200 to 1,800 mature individuals, slowly recovering

Habitat

marshes, floodplains, garbage dumps, and tall nesting trees in villages of Assam and a remnant population in Cambodia

Diet

carrion, fish, frogs, large insects, crustaceans, small reptiles, refuse

Size

1.45 m

Wingspan

2.5 m