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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
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Jabiru mycteria 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
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 the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Nicaragua, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Paraguay, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Uruguay, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. 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
View the Source
4. Jabiru (Wikipedia)
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
View the Source
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Jabiru mycteria
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
    lakes and ponds
  • In Biome: River, Habitat Regions, biome: rivers and streams
    rivers and streams
View the Source
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