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12-22-2016

Mycteria americana

Mycteria americana NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Mycteria americana ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.The wood stork is a large American wading bird in the family Ciconiidae. It was formerly called the “wood ibis”, though it is not an ibis. It is found in subtropical and tropical habitats in the Americas, including the Caribbean. In South America, it is resident, but in North America, it may disperse as far as Florida. Originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, this stork likely evolved in tropical regions. The head and neck are bare of feathers, and dark grey in colour. The plumage is mostly white, with the exception of the tail and some of the wing feathers, which are black with a greenish-purplish sheen. The juvenile differs from the adult, with the former having a feathered head and a yellow bill, compared to the black adult bill. There is little sexual dimorphism.

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Detailed information
Full Name: Wood stork (Mycteria americana)
Where found: U.S.A. (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC)
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Birds
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 02/28/1984 Southeast Region (Region 4) U.S.A. (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC)
  • States/US Territories in which the Wood stork, AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama , Florida , Georgia , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina
  • US Counties in which the Wood stork, AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Wood stork, AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC is known to occur: Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge, Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge ... Show All Refuges
  • Additional species information
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Wood stork.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
01/27/1997 Revised Recovery Plan for the U.S. Breeding Population of the Wood Stork View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
01/27/1997 Revised Recovery Plan for the U.S. Breeding Population of the Wood Stork View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
09/27/2006 71 FR 56545 56547 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of 37 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
09/21/2007 Wood Stork 5-Year Review
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