Mycteria cinerea
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The milky stork (Mycteria cinerea) is a stork species inhabiting predominantly mangroves in Southeast Asia. It is native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is currently included in the genus Mycteria, is around 91–97 cm (36–38 in) tall, with a wingspan of 43.5–50 cm (17.1–19.7 in) and a tail around 14.5–17 cm (5.7–6.7 in). Its plumage is white apart from a few feathers at the wings and tail. Since the 1980's, the global milky stork population has declined from 5,000 to 2,000 individuals due to habitat destruction, overfishing and illegal smuggling of chicks. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
The milky stork was formerly placed in the genus Ibis, with the binomial name Ibis cinereus, but is now included in the Mycteria due to large similarities in appearance and behaviour to the three other storks in this genus (the wood stork, yellow-billed stork, and painted stork). Phylogenetic studies based on DNA hybridization and cytochrome oxidase b have demonstrated that the milky stork shares a clade with other Mycteria, and forms a sister pair of species with the painted stork.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo Safari Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | National Zoo of Malaysia | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Bandung Zoo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Kuala Lumpur Bird Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Johor Zoo | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Divoká zahrada Hostivař | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 8 | Aquaria KLCC | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Jakarta Aquarium | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Mořský svět | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 11 | Singapore Miniature Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
No species of the same family or order lives in Jakarta, so these are its closest relatives here: other birds.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Milky Stork sighting in Jakarta on a given day, based on 122 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 49th most-seen of the 138 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Milky Stork in Jakarta on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month. That is one of Jakarta's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain against 370 mm in February.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Milky Stork sightings, Jakarta ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Johor Bahru (Malaysia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Milky Stork is recorded against all the birds logged in Jakarta (122 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
