Order
Ciconiiformes
Family
Ciconiidae
Genus
Mycteria
 
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Wood Stork Mycteria americana

M. C. Coulter, James A. Rodgers Jr., John C. Ogden, and F. C. Depkin
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1999

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Wood Stork in North and Central America and the Caribbean. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Wood Stork in North and Central America and the Caribbean.

Some individuals remain outside of the breeding range throughout the nonbreeding season while others return to breeding areas during the winter months. Dispersal occasionally occurs north to Canada or other locations outside of the breeding range in the Caribbean and Central America. The species also breeds in South America.

Recommended Citation

Coulter, M. C., J. A. Rodgers Jr., J. C. Ogden, and F. C. Depkin (1999). Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.409