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Wood Stork

Mycteria americana
Linnaeus, C, 1758
Tuyuyú
Cabeça-seca
Family: Ciconiidae
Order: Ciconiiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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EcoRegistros Revista Nº 2 - Article Nº 9
Publish by: Francisco Lucero
Published date: 07/31/2012 16:17



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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
FishPalometa de Mar (Parona signata)28/03/2023Jorgelina Lopez



Number of Photography: 1028

Foto
Photography ID: 677088
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/08/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 675948
  Adult
Río Hondo
Santiago del Estero
Argentina
03/01/2026
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 672812
  Immature
Las Flores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/12/2026
Mauricio Roberto Saavedra
Foto
Photography ID: 670789
♂ ♀ Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/24/2026
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 670788
  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/24/2026
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 670050
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/12/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 670049
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/12/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 669880
 Dique San Carlos
Salta
Argentina
01/06/2026
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 669326
 Costanera Lago 100
Córdoba
Argentina
01/25/2026
Graciela Vega
Foto
Photography ID: 669218
  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/24/2026
Jorgelina Lopez



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Number of Films: 7


Video ID: 5190
  Adult
La Leonesa
Chaco
Argentina
04/01/2022
Mercedes Vivero
Video ID: 4695
♂ ♀ Roque Perez
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/17/2020
Santos Di Mauro



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Number of Records: 3307



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244517008/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, CeibasDolores Fernandez
244110301/03/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroDique Río Hondo, Río HondoViviana Fuentes
243788322/02/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas6Diego Oscar
243548217/02/202619:37ArgentinaEntre RíosConcordia7Patricia Beatriz Benitez
243492117/02/202609:57ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Clemente del Tuyú12Santiago Juan Torres
243436016/02/202616:21ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas10Jorge La Grotteria
243429216/02/202616:21ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas10María Alejandra Sosa
243414216/02/202613:27ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas2Jorge La Grotteria
243404016/02/202613:27ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas2María Alejandra Sosa
243253612/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas Flores, Las FloresMauricio Roberto Saavedra
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Bibliography related


Artículo Lucero, F. y J. C. Chebez. 2011. Nuevas citas y ampliación de la distribución de algunas aves en las provincias de San Juan, Mendoza y La Rioja. Nótulas Faunísticas N° 71. Fundación Félix de Azara.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.