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Maguari stork (Ciconia maguari) Arrozal Bello Horizonte, Madre de Dios, Peru. Nov 5, 2023 Ciconia maguari,Geotagged,Maguari stork,Peru,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Maguari stork (Ciconia maguari)

Arrozal Bello Horizonte, Madre de Dios, Peru. Nov 5, 2023

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  1. Continuing with my tradition of chasing down Peruvian rarities with my friend Jesus when I'm in Madre de Dios, this time I was able to chase down this Maguari Stork, a very rare vagrant to the lowlands of southeastern Peru, though it has unexpectedly turned up a couple of times above 3000 meters as well! Posted one year ago

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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.

Similar species: Storks
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Nov 8, 2023. Captured Nov 5, 2023 16:24 in GWVM+H5 Loyoboc, Peru.
  • Canon EOS R6
  • f/14.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO2000
  • 500mm