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Ciconia boyciana Swinhoe, 1873
Ciconia boyciana Swinhoe, 1873
Ciconia boyciana, the Oriental stork, is a large stork species found across East Asia and Siberia.
Ciconia maguari (Gmelin, 1789)
Ciconia maguari (Gmelin, 1789)
The maguari stork is a large South American wetland stork, one of three New World stork species, similar to but larger than the white stork.
Ciconia microscelis G.R.Gray, 1848
Ciconia microscelis G.R.Gray, 1848
Ciconia microscelis, the African woolly-necked stork, is a medium-sized stork that lives and breeds across much of tropical Africa.
Mycteria americana Linnaeus, 1758
Mycteria americana Linnaeus, 1758
Mycteria americana, the wood stork, is a large wading bird found across the Americas that lives in tropical and subtropical wetlands.
Mycteria leucocephala (Pennant, 1769)
Mycteria leucocephala (Pennant, 1769)
Mycteria leucocephala, the painted stork, is a medium-large Asian stork that lives in wetlands and feeds mainly on small fish.
Mycteria ibis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Mycteria ibis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Mycteria ibis, the yellow-billed stork, is a medium-sized African stork with distinctive plumage and variable migratory habits.
Mycteria cinerea (Raffles, 1822)
Mycteria cinerea (Raffles, 1822)
The milky stork (Mycteria cinerea) is an Endangered stork native to Southeast Asian mangroves, with a declining population.
Leptoptilos javanicus (Horsfield, 1821)
Leptoptilos javanicus (Horsfield, 1821)
Leptoptilos javanicus, the lesser adjutant, is a large stork found across South and Southeast Asia with specific breeding ecology in agricultural landscapes.
Leptoptilos dubius (Gmelin, 1789)
Leptoptilos dubius (Gmelin, 1789)
Leptoptilos dubius, the greater adjutant, is a large endangered stork found today only in India and Cambodia.
Leptoptilos crumenifer (R.P.Lesson, 1831)
Leptoptilos crumenifer (R.P.Lesson, 1831)
Leptoptilos crumenifer, the marabou stork, is a large African stork used for its down in clothing and fishing lures.
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790)
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790)
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus, the black-necked stork, is a large wetland stork found across South Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and northern Australia.
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (Shaw, 1800)
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (Shaw, 1800)
The saddle-billed stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, is a large African stork with distinct plumage and feeding habits.
Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein, 1819)
Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein, 1819)
Jabiru mycteria is the tallest flying bird of Central and South America, an opportunistic large stork.
Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert, 1783)
Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert, 1783)
Anastomus oscitans, the Asian openbill stork, is a small stork native to South and Southeast Asia that feeds mainly on large molluscs.
Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck, 1823
Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck, 1823
African openbill is a stork species found in African wetlands, currently facing targeted deliberate poisoning in Kenya.
Anhima cornuta (Linnaeus, 1766)
Anhima cornuta (Linnaeus, 1766)
Anhima cornuta, the horned screamer, is a large distinctive bird found across northern South American lowlands.
Chauna torquata (Oken, 1816)
Chauna torquata (Oken, 1816)
Chauna torquata, the southern screamer, is a large stout-bodied waterbird native to wetlands across southern South America.
Chauna chavaria (Linnaeus, 1766)
Chauna chavaria (Linnaeus, 1766)
Chauna chavaria, the northern screamer, is a stout water bird found in wet landscapes of northern Colombia and Venezuela.
Dendrocygna javanica (Horsfield, 1821)
Dendrocygna javanica (Horsfield, 1821)
Dendrocygna javanica, the lesser whistling duck, is a common wetland duck found across South and Southeast Asia.
Dendrocygna arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dendrocygna arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dendrocygna arborea, the West Indian whistling duck, is a large whistling duck native to the West Indies that feeds on plant matter.
Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) is a mid-sized social waterfowl widely distributed across the Americas.
Dendrocygna eytoni (Eyton, 1838)
Dendrocygna eytoni (Eyton, 1838)
Dendrocygna eytoni is a long-necked duck found in Australia and New Guinea that lives in grasslands and savannas near water.
Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsfield, 1824)
Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsfield, 1824)
The wandering whistling duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) is a waterfowl named for its whistling calls and wing noise that lives in wetland habitats.
Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel, 1866
Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel, 1866
Dendrocygna guttata, the spotted whistling duck, is a small waterfowl species found across the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia.
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