Asian openbill
You need an open bill to eat snails and the Openbill Storks have just that. The Asian Openbill are easy to spot on inland wetlands where the water is still. I was surprised (rather delighted) to see whole flocks of them just outside a large urban area like Delhi.
Scientific Name: Anastomus oscitans
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Date photographed: May 2019, March 2023, May 2025
Location: Tadoba National Park, Kaziranga National Park, & Najafgarh wetland, Gurugram - INDIA
Info sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_openbill & https://ebird.org/species/asiope1
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