Description
The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wader in the stork family. Their distinctive pink tertial feathers of the adults give them their name. A large stork with a long yellow bill that curves down at the tip, like that of an Ibis. Adult is primarily white with black striped markings on the wings and bright pink on tertials. Also note the bright orange face, pinkish legs, and speckled band across the chest.