Animal Behavior:  Painted storks are colonial nesters and can often be found in large flocks of up to two hundred individuals.  They are generally non-migratory and thus most stay in the same area. These birds often nest with other water birds such as herons and egrets.  Painted storks are voiceless and the only sound they produce bill-clattering at the nest. 

Native Habitat: Asia

Eating Habits:  Painted storks have been known to feed on fish, insects, crustaceans, amphibians and reptiles.

Range:  Painted storks are widespread throughout the Indian subcontinent. Populations extend from Sri Lanka to Indochina and southern China. Painted storks are predominately non-migratory and most make only local movements. However some birds have been known to migrate to west Burma.

Conservation Efforts:  Painted storks have been classified as near threatened by the IUCN Red list of Threatened species and their population continues to decline throughout southern and southeast China.

Animal Facts:  Painted storks are a monogamous species. Little is known about mate selection however, there is evidence that females prefer to mate with relatively large males.  Painted storks lay 3 to 4 eggs with an incubation period of about 30 days.  Painted storks can live up to 28 years in captivity.