乐生活Pelargopsis capensis is distributed in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China and parts of Southeast Asia. Habitat in the evergreen broad-leaved forest below 1200 meters above sea level, rivers and valleys, sexual loneliness, peacetime. They mainly feed on fish, shrimp, crustaceans and aquatic insects.
Jadeite stork mouth body length 35-38 cm; weight 150-200 grams. The jadeite mouth of stork is thick, long and sharp and red. The forehead, the top of the head and the pillow are grayish brown, and the back neck has a broad ochre-brown collar. The back is sky blue, and the waist, tail and tail feathers are blue. The surface of the upper back, shoulders and wings is dark iron blue, and the upper back is slightly green. The primary feathers are black, the color of the fringes is light, and the secondary feathers are dark blue. The whole lower body of chin, throat, chest, abdomen, underwing feathers and axillary feathers are ochre-brown, and the color of chin and throat is lighter. Iris brown, feet red. The mouth is flat; there are nasal grooves on both sides of the mouth peak; the tail is longer than the mouth; the wing is short and round.
The reproductive period of Jadeite Stork is from March to June. Each nest lays 3-5 eggs, and the males and females incubate in turn.
World Conservation Union Red List: No Danger (LC)
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