Milky stork (Cò lạo xám, Mycteria cinerea)
The milky stork (Mycteria cinerea) is a stork species inhabiting in mangroves in Southeast Asia.
The bird is native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The English name stork is derived from the Old English word storc (from at least 12th century).
Ciconiiformes, Ciconiidae, Ciconia: This is the Latin word for "stork", specifically referring to the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia).
The genus name Mycteria comes from the Ancient Greek word μυκτήρ (myktēr), meaning "snout," "nose," or "nostril". It is a New Latin genus name given to a type of stork, referencing the bird's prominent beak or bill, with the suffix -ia.
Cinerea comes from Latin, meaning "ash-like," "ash-colored," or "of ashes," derived from the Latin word cinereus, itself from cinis (ashes).











