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Birdsong field guide

Maguari Stork

Ciconia maguari

The Maguari Stork is a large, striking Neotropical wading bird closely related to the European White Stork, distinguished by its white body, black flight feathers, and red facial skin.

What it sounds like

Generally silent, communicating through loud, mechanical bill-clattering and occasional low-pitched hisses.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Miguel Angel Roda · ArgentinaCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is the only species of the genus Ciconia native to the Americas.
While many storks nest exclusively in trees, the Maguari Stork frequently builds its large stick nests on the ground in dense marsh vegetation.
The species' apparent forked tail is actually an illusion created by long white under-tail coverts that extend past the short, black rectrices.
Juvenile birds exhibit dark, soot-colored plumage that gradually transitions to the adult's stark white over several years.
During courtship, they perform an 'up-down' display involving rhythmic bill-clattering to compensate for their lack of a functional syrinx.

Habitat

Open wetlands, seasonally flooded grasslands (llanos and pampas), and shallow lake margins.

Range

South America, primarily east of the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela to central Argentina.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus Black StorkCiconia nigra Oriental StorkCiconia boyciana Storm's StorkCiconia stormi White StorkCiconia ciconia

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