Oops, you wanted other pictures of the White Necked Stork. I read other pictures and assumed you wanted more pictures of the Adjutant in order to decide whether it was Greater or Lesser! Mind you the Adjutant is a stork so you did get more pictures of a stork.
I'll post some more pics of the stork in the stork thread.
Having done some research myself on the internet I'm convinced you guys are right about this being a Lesser Adjutant. So I've emailed Lao Zoo about it and it will be interesting to see if I get any response.
Oops, you wanted other pictures of the White Necked Stork. I read other pictures and assumed you wanted more pictures of the Adjutant in order to decide whether it was Greater or Lesser! Mind you the Adjutant is a stork so you did get more pictures of a stork.
I'll post some more pics of the stork in the stork thread.
Having done some research myself on the internet I'm convinced you guys are right about this being a Lesser Adjutant. So I've emailed Lao Zoo about it and it will be interesting to see if I get any response.
Well, I have received a response already! Please see below:
"Dear Mr Taylor,
Thank you for emailing the Lao Zoo. My name is SayLin and I am from ACRES, an international NGO for animal welfare and wildlife conservation. We have recently entered into a partnership with the Lao Zoo for the Lao Wildlife Sanctuary Project.
Your inquiry about the Greater Adjutant at the Lao Zoo was forwarded to me. Unfortunately, I am away from Laos and traveling right now. Please allow me until the end of this month to verify the identity of the bird when I am back at the Lao Zoo. Thank you very much for your feedback as it is crucial that we keep the animal inventories accurate and updated. Meanwhile, Merry Christmas to you!
On 24 February 2013 I sent Lao Zoo a reminder about the Adjutant and yesterday I received this reply,
"Dear Neil,
I hope this email finds you well.
Sorry that this reply is coming so late. I can verify that it is indeed a Lesser Adjutant at the Lao Zoo, and not a Greater Adjutant. The Lesser Adjutant lacks a pouch at its neck when not in flight, and the greyish colouration is not as pronounced.
We will be editing the information panels. Thank you so much for your input!
Best regards,
SayLin Ong
Executive Director
ACRES (Lao PDR)"
So congratulations Ungulate, devilfish, et al, you have made a difference!
