Lesser Adjutant
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Lesser Adjutant

Leptoptilos javanicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Satpura National Park
1 Verified records at Satpura National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Like other members of its genus, it has a bare neck and head. It is however more closely associated with wetland habitats where it is solitary and is less likely to scavenge than the related greater adjutant. It is a widespread species found from India through Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Satpura National Park

Asian Woolly-necked Stork
NT

Asian Woolly-necked Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ciconia episcopus

30–40% · Possible
Asian Openbill Stork
LC

Asian Openbill Stork

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anastomus oscitans

20–30% · Possible
Painted Stork
LC

Painted Stork

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Mycteria leucocephala

10–20% · With luck
Black Stork
LC

Black Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ciconia nigra

<5% · Rare
Black-necked Stork
LC

Black-necked Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Adjutant at Satpura National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
2 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
3 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
5 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
6 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
7 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
8 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
9 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
10 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
11 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
12 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
13 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
14 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
15 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
18 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
19 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
20 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
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