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Jabiru

Birds

The jabiru is a large stork found across the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes, and is the only member of its genus. It is most common in the Pantanal region of Brazil and the Eastern Chaco region of Paraguay, and occasionally wanders into the United States, chiefly Texas. Its name comes from the Tupi-Guarani language and means swollen neck. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Piscivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Jabiru mycteria 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Ciconiidae, Taxa
Source Jabiru (Wikidata)

In Biome

Lake, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Jabiru mycteria
River, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Jabiru mycteria

In Ecosystem

Pantanal, Ecosystems
Source Jabiru (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Colombia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Ecuador

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Mexico

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Nicaragua

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Paraguay

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Uruguay

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Venezuela

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Jabiru mycteria
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix I
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
    Before jabiru were protected they were hunted for their meat and feathers
  • In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
    lakes and ponds
  • In Biome: River, Habitat Regions, biome: rivers and streams
    rivers and streams
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4. Jabiru (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q17970 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Ciconiidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. Jabiru (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status2
    CITES_A1
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Ecosystem: Pantanal, Lead
    The only member of the genus of the same name, it is most common in the Pantanal region of Brazil and the eastern Paraguayan Chaco.
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