Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)

Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.

 

The species inhabits seasonal wetlands over much of South America. It is the only bird of its genus to occur in the New World and is one of the only three New World stork species, together with the smaller Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) and the larger Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria).

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

Genus: Ciconia Brisson, 1760

Species: C. maguari (Gmelin, 1789)

Binomial name: Ciconia maguari

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