Editing Asian openbill (section)

==Habitat and distribution==
The usual foraging habitats are inland [[wetland]]s and are only rarely seen along river banks and tidal flats. On agricultural landscapes, birds forage in crop fields, irrigation canals, and in seasonal marshes.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Sundar|first=K. S. Gopi|date=2006|title=Flock Size, Density and Habitat Selection of Four Large Waterbirds Species in an Agricultural Landscape in Uttar Pradesh, India: Implications for Management|jstor=4132592|journal=Waterbirds: The International Journal of Waterbird Biology|volume=29|issue=3|pages=365–374}}</ref> Birds may move widely in response to [[habitat]] conditions. Young birds also disperse widely after fledging. Individuals [[Bird ringing|ringed]] at [[Bharatpur district|Bharatpur]] in India have been recovered 800&nbsp;km east and a bird ringed in Thailand has been recovered 1500&nbsp;km west in Bangladesh.<ref name=hbk/><ref>{{cite journal|author=Ali, Salim |year=1959| title= Local movements of resident waterbirds| journal= J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.|volume= 56| issue=2|pages=346–347|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47375252}}</ref> Storks are regularly disoriented by lighthouses along the southeast coast of India on overcast nights between August and September.<ref name=hbk/> The species is very rare in the Sind and Punjab regions of Pakistan, but widespread and common in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia.<ref name=pcr>{{cite book|vauthors=Rasmussen PC, Anderton JC | year=2005| title=Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Volume 2| page=63| publisher=Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions| place= Washington DC and Barcelona}}</ref> It has recently expanded its range into southwestern [[China]].<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298703182_Rapid_range_expansion_of_Asian_Openbill_Anastomus_oscitans_in_China|Qiang, Liu & Buzzard, Paul & Luo, Xu. (2015). Rapid range expansion of Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans in China. Forktail. 31. 141-143.]</ref> In [[Lotus Lake Wetland Thirunavaya Malappuram|Thirunavaya Lotus Lake Wetland]] Malappuram district of [[Kerala]] state in [[India]], they are mostly seen in the months of September–February season<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/asian-openbill-says-no-to-other-migrants-at-tirunavaya/article65879458.ece | title=Asian openbill leaves no room for other migrants at Tirunavaya | newspaper=The Hindu | date=11 September 2022 | last1=Naha | first1=Abdul Latheef }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/pets-and-environment/030817/migrant-storks-find-thirunavaya-best-to-nest.html | title=Migrant storks find Thirunavaya best to nest | date=3 August 2017 }}</ref>

Asian Openbills appear to be susceptible to dying during hailstorms. In Xishuangbanna, in south China, 45 Asian Openbills were counted dead after a hailstorm, but carcasses of other bird species were not seen.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Zhang |first1=Mingxia |last2=Wang |first2=Lin |last3=Li |first3=Jiabin |last4=Wang |first4=Qiaoyan |last5=Luo |first5=Aidong |date=2022 |title=Hail-induced mortality of Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans ) in Southern Tropical China |journal=Ecology and Evolution |language=en |volume=12 |issue=6 |pages=e8983 |doi=10.1002/ece3.8983 |issn=2045-7758 |pmc=9188030 |pmid=35784080|bibcode=2022EcoEv..12E8983Z }}</ref>
[[File:Asian openbill in Migratory Birds Sanctuary Thirunavaya.jpg|thumb|300px|Asian openbill in [[Lotus Lake Wetland Thirunavaya Malappuram|Thirunavaya Lotus Lake Wetland]]]]