Greater Adjutant

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q644012
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Greater Adjutant

Summary

Greater Adjutant is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,771 views/month, #1,471 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greater Adjutant's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Greater Adjutant is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Greater Adjutant's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Greater Adjutant's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[6].
  • Greater Adjutant is classified within Leptoptilos[7].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Kaziranga National Park[8].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Pani Dihing Wildlife Sanctuary[9].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Nameri National Park[10].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Dehing Patkai National Park[11].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Manas National Park[12].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Orang National Park[13].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Dipor Bil[14].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary[15].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Dibru-Saikhowa National Park[16].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Garbhanga Reserve Forest[17].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary[18].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary[19].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Digholi Beel[20].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Kokilamukh Beel[21].
  • Greater Adjutant is endemic to Majuli[22].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Greater Adjutant is Leptoptilos dubius[23].
  • Greater Adjutant's Commons category is recorded as Leptoptilos dubius[24].
  • Greater Adjutant's Commons gallery is recorded as Leptoptilos dubius[25].
  • Greater Adjutant's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26].
  • Greater Adjutant's original combination is recorded as Ardea dubia[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Greater Adjutant is Leptoptilos dubius[23]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Leptoptilos[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'ciconia mawr India'}[28], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[29], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großer Adjutant'}[30], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Marabú argala'}[31], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'marabú caragroc'}[32], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'marabu indický'}[33].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Kaziranga National Park[8], Pani Dihing Wildlife Sanctuary[9], Nameri National Park[10], Dehing Patkai National Park[11], Manas National Park[12], and Orang National Park[13].

Identifiers

Greater Adjutant's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4751[34]. Greater Adjutant's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1940340[35]. Greater Adjutant's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1049154[36]. Greater Adjutant's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481945[37]. Greater Adjutant's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174920[38].

Why It Matters

Greater Adjutant ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,771 views/month, #1,471 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ia800408.us.archive.org. ia800408.us.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [35] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [38] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [36] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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