page_title: List of birds of Bangalore
section_title: Family: Ciconiidae
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Bangalore / Ciconiiformes / Family: Ciconiidae
caption_attribution_description: A painted stork standing tall at the Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India.
context_page_description: The following is a list of birds found in and around Bangalore in Karnataka, India.
  The Nandi Hills, Bannerghatta forest ranges and the Kaveri valley/Sangam area are included in addition to the Bangalore city limits roughly extending 40 kilometres around the city centre. The area has been studied from early times due to its climate and accessibility during the Colonial period. This list also includes annotations. This list is largely based on an annotated checklist published in 1994. The family placement and sequence of families is based on the IOC world bird list.
context_section_description: Painted stork, Mycteria leucocephala
  Asian openbill, Anastomus oscitans
  Woolly-necked stork, Ciconia episcopus
  White stork, Ciconia ciconia
  Black stork, Ciconia nigra
  Black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
caption: Painted stork
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