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| In the Pantanal, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Aequorlitornithes |
| Clade: | Ardeae |
| Clade: | Aequornithes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Jabiru Hellmayr, 1906 |
| Species: | J. mycteria |
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| Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein, 1819) | |
Jabiru, Jabiru mycteria (ja-BEER-oo) is a species of stork found in Mexico to Bolivia, Argentina and Uruguay.
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| Other common names | Jabiru Stork |
| French | Jabiru d’Amérique |
| German | Jabiru |
| Spanish | Jabirú americano |
Description
Jabiru is a huge stork and is the largest flying bird in the Americas, with a height of 3.77 ft (1.15 m),[2] length 52 in (1.3 m), wingspan of 90 in (2.3 m),[3]
Similar species
Behaviour
Diet
Calls
Reproduction
Distribution/habitat
References
- ^ "Jabiru mycteria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Jabiru". Animal Diversity Web.
- ^ Dunn, Jon L. and Alderfer, Jonathan (2011). National Geographic Completely Birds of North America. National Geographic Society. ISBN 9781426213731.
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