Wood stork: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the wood stork lives – recorded in 21 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mycteria americana
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	21 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Ciconiiformes
Family	Ciconiidae

Where does the wood stork live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the wood stork in 21 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém, Brazil, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the wood stork endangered?

The wood stork’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the wood stork?

The wood stork (Mycteria americana) is a bird in the order Ciconiiformes and the family Ciconiidae, genus Mycteria. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the wood stork

The wood stork (Mycteria americana) is a large wading bird in the family Ciconiidae (storks). Originally described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, this stork is native to the subtropics and tropics of the Americas, where it persists in habitats with fluctuating water levels. It is the only stork species that breeds in North America. The head and neck are bare of feathers, and dark grey in colour. The plumage is mostly white, with the exception of the tail and some of the wing feathers, which are black with a greenish-purplish sheen.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Wood stork (revision 1374988112), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q990175 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).