Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)
(aka Jabiru Stork)
This is a very large stork with a large, black and slightly upturned bill. In flight it is majestic which is not a word used to describe its rather clumsy take-off.
Jabiru
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see stork.
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Stork - common name for members of a family of long-legged wading birds. The storks are related to the herons and ibises and are found in most of the warmer parts of the world.
Status – Jabiru stork
Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (2).
Description – Jabiru stork ...
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: ecoventurestravel In The Pantanal Brazil ...
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
Genus Leptoptilos
Lesser Adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus
Greater Adjutant, Leptoptilos dubius
Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus ...
Jabiru, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
I spotted this smallish dragon across the road from our car as we returned from an afternoon hike.
Jabiru, Jabiru mycteria (C)
Wood Stork, Mycteria americana
[edit] New World vultures
The California Condor is one of North America's most endangered birds.
A Jabiru walks behind a Royal Spoonbill at Fogg Dam
Burdekin Ducks are just one of a handful of waterfowl species ...
The Jabiru lives in large groups near rivers and ponds, and eats prodigious quantities of fish, mollusks, and amphibians. It will occasionally eat reptiles and small mammals.
By noon it was very hot and I settled into the shaded campground at Jabiru. This was a very nice campground with a large swimming pool shaded with an awning. I spent the afternoon in the pool and even had dinner at the restaurant by the pool.
Green-necked Stork (australis), Jabiru
Bird Family :
Ciconiidae - Storks, openbills & adjutants ...
In America the wood ibis , or American wood stork is the only species there. It is about 4 ft. long with glossy greenish black tail, found in temperate and tropical regions, and the jabiru of the tropics, ...
Emu and the Jabiru
Emu Decoy - BOO8535
Emu feathers - E.85678
ENCORE: The Effect of Nutrient Enrichment on Coral Reefs. Synthesis of results and conclusions
Encrusting Sponge washed onto beach
Endemism in Australian mammals ...
 See also: Stork, Heron, Ibis, Wood Stork, Vulture
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