Jabiru Animal Pictures
Jabiru mycteria
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Jabiru stork in flight, Jabiru mycteria, black and white bird in the green water with open wings, wild animal in the nature habitat, Pantanal, Brazil.
The jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork native to Central and South America.
The jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes.
The Jabiru is a large stork and the tallest flying bird in Central and South America, measuring 47 to 55 inches long and weighing 9.5 to 19.8 pounds, with a 7.5 to 9.2-foot wingspan.
Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) in the nest and feeding chicks, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
These storks place their enormous platform nests on tall trees, adding material to them every year.
