Leptoptilos

Japanese: Leptoptilos
Leptoptilos

...Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos in the family Ciconidae. This genus includes three species: the greater adjutant L. dubius , the lesser adjutant L. javanicus , found in South Asia, and the marabou L. crumeniferus , found in Africa.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Leptoptilos" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…コウノトリ目コウノトリ科ハゲコウ属Leptoptilosの鳥の総称。この属には,南アジアに分布するオオハゲコウL.dubiusとコハゲコウL.javanicusおよびアフリカに分布するアフリカハゲコウL.crumeniferusの3種がある。…

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