Wood Stork

Mycteria americana Linnaeus, 1758

Wood Stork, Mycteria americana, is a stork of North America, Middle America and South America, breeding from the south-eastern USA to northern Argentina. It was first described by Linnaeus in 1758. It is the only stork that breeds in North America. The head and neck lack feathers and are dark grey. Most of the plumage is white, while the tail and some wing feathers are black with a greenish-purplish sheen. It belongs to the family Ciconiidae and the order Ciconiiformes.

Order

Ciconiiformes

Family

Ciconiidae — Storks

Breeding range

North America, Middle America, South America: se USA to n Argentina