page_title: List of birds of Tamil Nadu
section_title: Storks
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Tamil Nadu / Storks
caption_attribution_description: English: Asian Openbill Storks (Anastomus oscitans) at Rajavallipuram Pond, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India.
context_page_description: 578 species of birds have been spotted in Tamil Nadu. The list also sometimes includes the local Tamil name in italics following the English common name. This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of the IOC World Bird List, version 10.2. This list also uses British English throughout. Any bird names or other wording follows that convention.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fit within any of these categories.
  Accidental - Also known as a rarity, it refers to a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Kerala-typically less than ten confirmed records.
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Tamil Nadu as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
context_section_description: Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae
  Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.
  Painted stork, சங்குவளை நாரை (அ) மஞ்சள் மூக்கு நாரை
  Asian openbill, நத்தைக்குத்தி நாரை
  Black stork, கரு நாரை
  Woolly-necked stork, வெண்கழுத்து நாரை
  White stork, செங்கால் நாரை
  Black-necked stork
  Lesser adjutant, சிறிய போதா நாரை (A)
  Greater adjutant (A)
caption: Asian openbill
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