Maguari Stork
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| Ciconia maguari (Gmelin, 1789) |
The Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari) is a species of stork in the Ciconiidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and pastureland. It grows larger than the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia): 110-120 cm in length, average body mass for male bird is 4.2 kg. Females are lighter, around 3.8 kg.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Ciconia maguari. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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