wood stork (Mycteria americana) is a large wading bird in the family Ciconiidae (storks). Originally described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, this stork is...
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Brazil) might be of the living wood stork M. americana; it is at most of Late Pleistocene age, a few 10,000s of years. Storks range in size from the marabou...
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snails. Storks are threatened by habitat loss, pesticide use, and intentional hunting. Four species of stork—the milky stork, oriental stork, greater...
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The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wader in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the...
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only three New World stork species, together with the wood stork and the jabiru. The maguari stork was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist...
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Jabiru (redirect from Jabiru stork)
The jabiru (/ˌdʒæbɪˈruː/ or /ˈdʒæbɪruː/; Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. It...
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yellow-billed stork lies within the genus Mycteria along with three other extant species: the wood stork (M. americana), the milky stork (M. cinerea) and...
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habitat Wood stork near Blue Spring American black vultures Yellow-crowned night heron Red-shouldered hawk, Florida subspecies Manatee in Blue Spring Wood stork...
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The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds in both wet and...
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the American wood stork. Juvenile Mycteria storks are duller versions of the adults, generally browner and with paler bills. These storks are gregarious...
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Ogden, John C.; Cook, Mark I.; Lusk, Michael (2009). "The White Ibis and Wood Stork as indicators for restoration of the everglades ecosystem". Ecological...
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The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on the bird's wings. Adults...
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Over 150 species of birds have been spotted inside the park, including wood stork, pied-billed grebe, snowy egrets, and black-bellied whistling ducks. The...
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American beaver, turtle, ibis, wood stork, egret, great blue heron, cormorant, anhinga, belted kingfisher, limpkin, wild turkey, wood duck, white-tailed deer...
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lacks the white belly and rump. The adult is distinguishable from the wood stork, which is much larger and its wings have more black on them. The American...
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that flies upside-down, may have been inspired by observations of the wood stork, a bird that has been witnessed briefly flying in this manner. In particular...
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Florida grasshopper sparrow, red-cockaded woodpecker, whooping crane, wood stork, West Indian manatee, Gulf sturgeon, Okaloosa darter, Florida sand skink...
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This is a list of parks and nature reserves that are locations in the South section of the Great Florida Birding Trail. Locations include sites in Broward...
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Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (section Wood storks)
since 1999 the zoo has been home to a large breeding colony of wild wood storks. Though not endangered, this bird is a rare find on the North American...
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introduction of the Burmese python in Florida; among these bird species, the wood stork is of specific concern, now listed as federally endangered. Numerous efforts...
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List of birds of Alagoas (section Storks)
shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ciconiidae Wood stork (Mycteria americana) Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) Order: Pelecaniformes Family:...
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wiedii (margay) Meleagris ocellata (ocellated turkey) Mycteria americana (wood stork) Nasua narica (white-nosed coati) Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed...
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including almost 250 species of birds. Sandhill cranes and the threatened wood stork flourish in the area. Other species of wildlife include white-tailed deer...
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species, including the American alligator, West Indian manatee, bald eagle, wood stork, piping plover, green and loggerhead sea turtles, smalltooth sawfish (Pristis...
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Florida Birding Trail. It is an important breeding area for the endangered wood stork and other wetland birds. It also has wintering passerines, including the...
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Alabama red-bellied turtle, fin and humpback whales, bald eagle, and wood stork. American black bear, racking horse, yellow-shafted flicker, wild turkey...
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turtles occupy parts of the lagoon. Around the lagoon in the refuge are two wood stork refuges. These birds along with other wading birds that nest on the island...
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The black stork (Ciconia nigra) is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema...
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through Loyce E. Harpe Park, features a 2.9-mile trail loop, and the Wood Stork trail head, accessible through Lakeland Highlands Scrub, has a 2.4-mile...
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basin. Wading and water birds like the white ibis (Eudocimus albus), wood stork (Mycteria americana), and purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) depend...
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