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Black-necked Stork
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Black-necked Stork - profile
Scientific name: Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Conservation status in NSW: Endangered
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Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus asiaticus - Adult female in flight
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Black-necked Stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Saddle-billed Stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Genus Jabiru
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria ...

Black-necked Stork at Kakadu
Kakadu National Park
The entrance to Kakadu National Park is not far north of Katherine. The entrance fee of AU$16.50 allows an adult to stay 7 days. It is very hot and very dry here in late August.

Black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)
Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
Star finch (Neochmia ruficauda)
Black-striped minnow (Galaxiella nigrostriata)
Western mud minnow (Galaxiella munda) ...

You're correct Dan - Jabiru is the colloquial name for the bird in Australia. Black-necked Stork is the official common name although some of the older guide books still refer to the species as Jabiru.

Saddle-billed Stork: Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis of sub-Saharan Africa
Black-necked Stork: Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus of tropical Asia ...

See also: Stork, Heron, Ibis, Spoonbill, Pratincole