Data Zone
Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk. Conservation Biology 34(5): 1252-1261.
Brown, L.H.; Urban, E.K.; Newman, K. 1982. The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Collar, N., Garcia, E. F. J., Boesman, P. F. D., and Kirwan, G. M. 2020. Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus), version 1.0. In: (Billerman, S. M., Keeney, B. K., Rodewald, P. G., and Schulenberg, T. S. (eds), Birds of the World, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.
del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A.; Sargatal, J. 1992. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 1: Ostrich to Ducks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
eBird. 2020. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance [web application]. Ithaca, NY, USA Available at: http://www.ebird.org.
Ghimire, P., and Pandey, N. 2018. Conserving the Asian Woollyneck in Nepal: efforts, outcomes and lessons learnt. Friends of Nature, The Himalayan Naturalist 2(1): 44-45.
Gonzalez, J.C.T., Layusa, C.A.A., Afuang, L.E., Duya, M.R.M.,Heaney, L.R., Balete, D.S., Tabaranza, D.G.E. Española, C.P., van de Ven, W.A., Diesmos, A.C., Causaren, R.M., Diesmos, M.L.L., Lagat, R.T.L., Realubit, N.D.C., Sy, E.Y., Lit Jr, I.L., Naredo, J.C.B., Lastica-Ternura, E.A., Pasicolan, S.A., Tagtag, A.M., De Leon, J.L., Lim, T.M.S., & Ong, P.S. 2018. Review and update of the 2004 National List of Threatened Terrestrial Fauna of the Philippines. Sylvatrop 28(1): 73-144.
Grimmett, R.; Inskipp, C.; Inskipp, T. 1998. Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Christopher Helm, London.
Hancock, J. A.; Kushlan, J. A.; Kahl, M. P. 1992. Storks, ibises and spoonbills of the world. Academic Press, London.
Hockey, P.A.R., Dean, W. R. J. & Ryan, P. G. 2005. Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa.
Inskipp, C., Baral, H.S., Phuyal, S., Bhatt, T.R., Khatiwada, M., Inskipp, T., Khatiwada, A., Gurung, S., Singh, P.B., Murray, L., Poudyal, L. and Amin, R. 2016. The Status of Nepal’s Birds: the National Red List series. Zoological Society of London.
IUCN. 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2020-3. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 December 2020).
Jangtarwan, K., Koomgun, T., Prasongmaneerut, T., Thongchum, R., Singchat, W., Tawichasri, P., Fukayama, T., Sillapaprayoon, S., Kraichak, E., Muangmai, N., Baicharoen, S., Punkong, C., Peyachoknagul, S., Duengkae, P., and Srikulnath, K. 2019. Take one step backward to move forward: Assessment of genetic diversity and population structure of captive Asian woolly-necked storks (Ciconia episcopus). PLoS ONE 14(10): 1-17.
Luthin, C. S. 1987. Status and conservation priorities for the world's stork species. Colonial Waterbirds 10: 181-202.
Nameer, P.O., Jayadevan, P., Tom, G., Sreekumar and Sashikumar, C. 2015. Long term Population Trends of Waterbirds in Kerala over three Decades. In: Gopi, G.V. and S.A. Hussain (eds), ENVIS Bulletin Wildlife and Protected Areas in India: Waterbirds of India, pp. 44-69.
Pande, S., Sant, N., Bhate, R., Ponkshe, A., Pandit, P., Pawashe, A. & Joglekar, C. 2007. Recent records of wintering White Ciconia ciconia and Black C. nigra storks and flocking behaviour of White-necked Storks C. episcopus in Maharashtra and Karnataka states, India. Indian Birds 3(1): 28-32.
Porter, R.; Aspinall, S. 2010. Birds of the Middle East. Christopher Helm, London.
Sibley, C.G. & Monroe, B.L. 1990. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
Sibley, C.G. & Monroe, B.L. 1993. A supplement to 'Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World'. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
State of India's Birds. 2020. State of India’s Birds factsheet: Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus. Available at: https://www.stateofindiasbirds.in/species/wonsto1/. (Accessed: 19th August 2020).
Sundar, K. S. G. 2006. Flock size, density and habitat selection of four large waterbirds species in an agricultural landscape in Uttar Pradesh, India: implications for management. Waterbirds 29(3): 365-374.
Thewlis, R. M.; Timmins, R. J.; Evans, T. D.; Duckworth, J. W. 1998. The conservation status of birds in Laos, 8 (supplement). Bird Conservation International.
Vaghela, U., Sawant, D., and Bhagwat, V. 2015. Woolly-necked Storks Ciconia episcopus nesting on mobile-towers in Pune, Maharashtra. Indian BIRDS 10(6): 154-155.
Wetlands International. 2014. Waterbird Population Estimates. Available at: http://wpe.wetlands.org. (Accessed: 12 June 2014).
IUCN SSC Stork, Ibis and Spoonbill Specialist Group
Search for photos and videos, and hear sounds of this species from the Macaulay Library
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/asian-woollyneck-ciconia-episcopus on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.