
About 90 cm long, its plumage is grey on the back and white on the head and the neck, with a black stripe on both sides of the body. It is characterized by his very long neck and legs and his long straight beak.
In Italy it especially occurs in rice-fields in Piedmont and in the plain of the Po, but can also be found by the sea-shore and in lagoons. In the rest of the world this species is spread throughout the African and the Asian continents.
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Notevole è la diffusione di quest'uccello: vive anche in tutto il continente africano ed in particolare in quello asiatico.
Esiste una folta colonia che trascorre l'inverno nella piana do Fondi.
Il suo becco è giallo, il manto ? grigiastro, e su questo spicca un esile ciuffo scuro che scende dalla nuca.































