Habitat: The Painted Stork inhabits freshwater wetlands and floodplains, flooded rice field and lakes such as Ang Trapaing Thmor in Banteay Meanchey Province and Pear Raing Lake a floodplain of Tonle Sap lake in Sangkat Chhreav, Siem Reap Province. In addition, some of these storks can be found in coastal areas, such as Ream National Park.

Appearance: Painted stork has a medium body size, standing about 93 cm to 102 cm high, and weighs from 2 kg to 5 kg. This bird is scientifically known as Mycteria leucocephala. They have a distinctive black breast band on their chests. This stork has a long dark yellow bill and yellow facial skin. They have white feathers with pink at the tips of their wings. In the breeding season, their feathers glow brighter than usual. The juveniles display a brownish plumage except for the unique breast band on their chest. When reaching breeding age, male and female Painted Storks show no differences in characteristics, except the male stork is a bit larger in size than the female one. Their body size is one of the means to identify their sex.