STORKS   -   CICONIIDAE

Maguari Stork Ciconia maguari Quinta, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. There are two separate populations of this species north and south of the Amazon. It seems especially common in far southern Brazil.

Jabiru Jabiru mycteria One of the largest birds in the New World, weighing in around 6 kg, with about a 2.5 m wingspan. While they are rather wide-ranging, from Mexico to northern Argentina, they are only common in extensive wetland areas like the Llanos or the Pantanal.

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