About the Maguari Stork
The maguari stork is a large species of stork that inhabits seasonal wetlands over much of South America, and is very similar in appearance to the white stork; albeit slightly larger. It is the only species of its genus to occur in the New World and is one of the only three New World stork species, together with the wood stork and the jabiru.
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Voice: Adults utter wheezing, hissing, disyllabic whistles during up-down greeting displays at the nests about every 1–1.5 seconds. These whistles are slower and lower pitched than the corresponding vocalisations of other Ciconia, but sound similar to those of the Abdim's stork and the woolly-necked stork.
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Where the Maguari Stork lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Trinidad & Tobago.
When to see the Maguari Stork
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisThe African woolly-necked stork is a medium-sized stork at 75–92 cm tall.
Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimiiCiconia abdimii is a black stork with grey legs, red knees and feet, grey bill and white underparts.
Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopusThe woolly-necked stork is a medium-sized stork at 75–92 cm tall.
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