Jabiru vs Milky Stork

Jabiru mycteria verglichen mit Mycteria cinerea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Jabiru Milky Stork
Wissenschaftlicher Name Jabiru mycteria Mycteria cinerea
Ordnung Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes
Familie Ciconiidae Ciconiidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 128,2 cm (50.5 in) 95,3 cm (37.5 in)
Gewicht 6164,5 g (217.45 oz) 2393,0 g (84.41 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-5 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Jabiru only

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Milky Stork only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Jabiru

Endangered

Milky Stork

About These Birds

Jabiru

130–140 cm, wingspan 230–280 cm. Massive white stork; naked black head with vivid red collar at base of neck; huge black upturned bill. Ranges from Mexico to Argentina; commonest in Pantanal and llanos. Feeds on fish, frogs, and snakes. Nests solitarily on tall palms. South America's tallest flying bird.

Milky Stork

92 cm. White plumage with black flight feathers; bare pink facial skin; yellow bill. Restricted to coastal lowlands and mangroves of Southeast Asia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Malaysia). Endangered due to habitat loss and hunting. Feeds on fish in mangrove creeks and coastal wetlands.

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