Leptoptilos javanicus (Lesser Adjutant)

Lesser Adjutant

Dutch: Javaanse Maraboe

Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Leptoptilos
Species: Leptoptilos javanicus




Female bird, rampotheca absent. Many thanks to the Royal Belgian institute of natural sciences, Brussels, for allowing us to photograph this specimen.

Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge)

Length: 300 mm
Length cranium: 75 mm
Width (cranium): 63 mm
Height (cranium): 46 mm
Alternative names: Kleiner Adjutant (German), Marabout chevelu (French), MarabĂș Menor (Spanish)


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