Ciconia maguari

(Gmelin, 1789)

Vernacular names
English : Maguari stork
French : Cigogne maguari

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Pelecaniformes
Family : Ciconiidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
Adults can reach a size of 1.10 meters for a weight of 4.2 kg. Plumage is globally white except from black flight feathers. Bright red legs and naked skin around face. Yellow eyes. Silvery grey long and thick bill, sometimes reddish at tip.

Range and habitat
This species occurs in South America, from east Colombia to Guianas and north Brazil, then from Bolivia and Central Brazil to central Argentina. Lives in freshwater wetlands, floodplains and grassy pastures.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is still locally common, especially in Pantanal and Chaco areas. Declines noted in northern parts of range because of habitat loss.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation
San Antonio Zoo, Zoo Zlin (Czechia), Berlin Tierpark (Germany), Berlin Zoo (Germany)

 

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