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Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
38,601 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 38,601 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
White IbisEudocimus albus
Great EgretArdea alba
Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
JabiruJabiru mycteria
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 24,565 |
|---|---|
| United States | 23,808 |
| North Carolina | 5,502 |
| Louisiana | 5,437 |
| Alabama | 3,803 |
| Mexico | 3,729 |
| South Carolina | 2,194 |
| Arkansas | 1,840 |
| Canada | 1,449 |
| California | 1,250 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Fish eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fish.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Storks · Ciconiiformes |
| Family | Storks · Ciconiidae |
| Genus | Mycteria Storks · Mycteria |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Wood Stork with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.