Storks (Ciconiidae)
Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) - HBW 1, p. 463
French: Jabiru d'Amérique
German: Jabiru
Spanish: Jabirú Americano
Other common names: Jabiru Stork, American Jabiru
Taxonomy: Ciconia mycteria Lichtenstein, 1819, Brazil.
Sometimes included in genus Ephippiorhynchus, which it resembles in feeding and display behaviour, but seems to be intermediate between this and Leptoptilos in morphology. Monotypic.
Distribution: Neotropical Region, from Mexico through C America and N South America to N Argentina and Uruguay.
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An adult feeding the nestlings. Locality Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Alex García · Videoaves 15 July 2008 2 years ago 36 sec 4.8 -
A bird at the nest and a general view of the habitat Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Yaiza Aragón 20 March 2008 5 years ago 38 sec 4.8 -
A close view of a bird preening Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Yaiza Aragón 20 March 2008 5 years ago 26 sec 4.7 -
An adult bird preening on its nest Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Yaiza Aragón 20 March 2008 5 years ago 42 sec 4.6 -
A bird in a wetland, with the throat sack inflated Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2005 6 years ago 50 sec 4.5 -
A bird catching a prey and swallowing it Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2005 6 years ago 41 sec 4.3
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A bird standing on the marsh.
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 3 November 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
Juveniles on nest - one exercising wings
Locality Pantanal, Brazil
Philip Perry 6 September 2010 47 weeks ago 4.1 -
Adult Bird flying
Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Hannes Rittig 23 August 2009 1 year ago 4 -
Watching the photographer
Locality Belém, Pará State, Brazil
Dave Rintoul 27 May 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A close-up of a bird.
Locality Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Tatiana Colombo 30 April 2009 4 years ago 4 -
Copy feeding in a tideland
Locality Estancia San Antonio, El Rabon, Santa Fe Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Horacio Luna 30 July 2011 1 year ago 3.9
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