Definition of Leptoptilos. Meaning of Leptoptilos. Synonyms of Leptoptilos

- neck outstretched, but the three Leptoptilos storks retract their necks in flight like a heron. The genus Leptoptilos was introduced in 1831 by the French...
- The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds in both wet and...
- species of Leptoptilos, which reach a maximum weight of 9 kg. The only other known Leptoptilos species that outweighs robustus is Leptoptilos falconeri...
- The greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) is a member of the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its genus includes the lesser adjutant of Asia and the marabou...
- 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...
- France. Leptoptilos has an extensive fossil record, extending not only to Asia and Africa but to Europe and even to South America. Leptoptilos falconeri...
- Aquilavus/Cygnus bilinicus (fossil: Early Miocene of Břešťany, Czech Republic) cf. Leptoptilos gen. et sp. indet. – formerly L. siwalicensis (fossil: Late Miocene?...
- discovery of a member of Leptoptilos in South America and the only one found so far in the New World. In comparison with extant Leptoptilos, L. patagonicus is...
- range. L. lüi is one of the largest Leptoptilos on record and might be larger than Leptoptilos titan and Leptoptilos robustus. The humerus and proximal...
- species in the genus Anastomus are known as openbills, two from the genus Leptoptilos are called adjutants, and three species are called jabiru. Storks are...