Jabiru stork

We have very few in Costa Rica actually considered an endangered species .

Peter, I hope you don't mind, but I updated the scientific name, you had Ardea alba on it. :)

Amazing! I have never seen one like this.

Ours Jabiru is a different species, but look similar enough to yours that they were given the same name (which originally came from an indigenous South American language). A number of Australian animals actually got named after their American cousins. For example the Australian possum is named after the American opossum. And though not closely related, the name of South American iguana was applied to our largest lizards, which was then eventually bastardized into the word goanna, Entomology and etymology are both hobbies of mine.

Great shot. I didn't know there was another Jabiru (Black-necked Stork) than the one in Australia.