What is Asian openbill?
{{Speciesbox | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn | author = BirdLife International | title = ''Anastomus oscitans'' | year = 2016 | page = e.T22697661A93628985 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697661A93628985.en }}</ref> | image = Asian Open Bill - tarun.JPG | image_caption =Adult showing characteristic gap between mandibles | taxon = Anastomus oscitans | authority = ([[Pieter Boddaert|Boddaert]], 1783) | range_map = Asian Openbill.JPG | range_map_caption = {{legend0|#C6514A|range|outline=gray}} }} The '''Asian openbill''' or '''Asian openbill stork''' (''Anastomus oscitans'') is a large bird in the [[stork]] family [[Ciconiidae]]. This stork lives in the [[Indian subcontinent]] and [[Southeast Asia]]. ==Description== The Asian openbill stork is mostly greyish (non-breeding season) or white (breeding season) with glossy black wings and tail that have a green or purple sheen.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/wilson/v105n02/p0316-p0324.pdf |author=Gosner KL |date=1993 |title=Scopate tomia: an adaptation for handling hard-shelled prey? (PDF)}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Ciconiiformes]] [[Category:Birds of Asia]] {{Biology-stub}}