Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 25,705
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The wood stork is a large wading bird in the family Ciconiidae (storks). Originally described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, this stork is native to the subtropics and tropics of the Americas where it persists in habitats with fluctuating water levels. It is the only stork species that breeds in North America. The head and neck are bare of feathers, and dark grey in colour. The plumage is mostly white, with the exception of the tail and some of the wing feathers, which are black with a greenish-purplish sheen.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Wood stork”.