LOCAL NAMES

• Heen Bahuru Maanawa, හීන් බහුරු මානාවා, অ্যাডজুট্যান্ট, छोटा क्षत्रबलाक, 秃鹳, Leptoptilos javanicus, コハゲコウ, BURUNG-BOTAK KECIL, বৰটোকোলা, মদনটাক, छोटा गरुड़, નાનો જમાદાર, चन्दियार, ചെറുനായ്ക്കൻ, लहान क्षत्र बलाक, भुँडीफोर गरुड, அட்சுட்டண்ட் நாரை
• Assamese বৰটোকোলা
• Bulgarian Плешив щъркел
• Chinese (SIM) 秃鹳
• Czech marabu malajský
• Dutch Javaanse Maraboe
• English Lesser Adjutant
• English (United States) Lesser Adjutant
• Finnish pikkumarabu
• French Marabout chevelu
• French (France) Marabout chevelu
• German Sundamarabu
• Icelandic Skallastorkur
• Indonesian Bangau tongtong
• Japanese コハゲコウ
• Malayalam വയൽനായ്ക്കൻ
• Norwegian småadjutant
• Polish marabut jawajski
• Russian Зондский марабу
• Serbian Javanski marabu
• Slovak marabu malý
• Slovenian Mali marabu
• Spanish Marabú Menor
• Spanish (Spain) Marabú menor
• Swedish mindre adjutantstork
• Thai นกตะกรุม
• Turkish Küçük Marabu
• Ukrainian Марабу яванський

DESCRIPTION

Leptoptilos javanicus, The lesser adjutant is a large wading bird in the stork family. Like other members of its genus, it has a bare neck and head. It is a widespread species found from India through Southeast Asia to Java. The adult’s face is red and the neck is yellow while the juvenile has a brownish head and a white, thinly-feathered neck. In flight, note the broad wings with distinctive white “armpits” and tucked in neck. Named locally as Heen Bahuru Maanawa.