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Endangered Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

Photo by LaurieWinters
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A large, white, bald-headed wading bird of the southeastern swamps, the Wood Stork is the only stork breeding in the United States. Its late winter breeding season is timed to the Florida dry season when its fish prey become concentrated in shrinking pools.

Habitat:

Marsh

Notes:

Taken at sunrise at Crescent Lake, St. Petersburg, Florida

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
1Sarah2
Agreed. That wing coloration took me by surprise the first time I saw it!
Liam
This is the endangered Wood Stork (Mycteria americana). They're largest populations are in Florida.

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PublishedSeptember 25, 2011

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