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Maguari Stork 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae Genus: Ciconia Species: C. maguari Binomial name Ciconia maguari
(Gmelin, 1789)The Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari) is a species of stork in the Ciconiidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It is a vagrant to Chile, Trinidad, the Falkland Islands and probably Peru. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and pastureland.
It grows larger than its closest relative, the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) and is intermediate in size between the two storks its co-exists with, the Jabiru and Wood Stork. It measures 114–132 cm (45–52 in) in length, 97–120 cm (38–47 in) tall and 160–180 cm (63–71 in) across the wings. Weight is 3.4–4.54 kg (7.5–10.0 lb), with males being a bit larger than females.[1][2]
References
- ^ [1] (2011).
- ^ Hancock & Kushan, Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World. Princeton University Press (1992), ISBN 9780123227300
- BirdLife International (2008). Ciconia maguari. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 February 2009. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.
Storks (order: Ciconiiformes • family: Ciconiidae) Genus Mycteria Milky Stork (M. cinerea) • Yellow-billed Stork (M. ibis) • Painted Stork (M. leucocephala) • Wood Stork (M. americana)Anastomus Asian Openbill (A. oscitans) • African Openbill (A. lamelligerus)Ciconia Abdim's Stork (C. abdimii) • Woolly-necked Stork (C. episcopus) • Storm's Stork (C. stormi) • Maguari Stork (C. maguari) • Oriental Stork (C. boyciana) • White Stork (C. ciconia) • Black Stork (C. nigra)Ephippiorhynchus Black-necked Stork (E. asiaticus) • Saddle-billed Stork (E. senegalensis)Jabiru American Black-necked Stork or Jabiru (J. mycteria)Leptoptilos 19 living species in six genera
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