Asian Woolly-Necked Stork

A second new stork for me in Kaziranga NP in Assam, India was the Asian woolly-necked stork. There are two subspecies, one found in India, Indochina, the Malay peninsula, portions of Sri Lanka and the Philippines, and the other in portions of Indonesia, including South Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi  and the Lesser Sunda Islands.

Range of the Asian woolly-necked stork from Birds of the World. 

This was seen on the Western Range.

Wikipedia describes it as: "glistening black overall with a black 'skull cap', a downy white neck which gives it its name. The lower belly and under-tail coverts are white, standing out from the rest of the dark colored plumage. Feathers on the fore-neck are iridescent with a coppery-purple tinge. These feathers are elongated and can be erected during displays. The tail is deeply forked and is white, usually covered by the black long under tail coverts. It has long red legs and a heavy, blackish bill, though some specimens have largely dark-red bills with only the basal one-third being black. The iris is deep crimson or wine-red. Sexes are alike. Juvenile birds are duller versions of the adult with a feathered forehead that is sometimes streaked black-and-white."

These were seen on the Burhapahar Range.