maguari stork
ciconia maguari latin

Six of the seven living species occur in the Old World, but the Maguari Stork has a South American range.

The Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari) is a species of stork in the Ciconiidae family.

On rare occasions, Jabirus have been seen attempting to kleptoparasitize the two smaller storks it co-exists with, the Wood and Maguari Storks.

Just three species are present in the New World: Wood Stork, Maguari Stork and Jabiru, which is the largest flying bird of the Americas.

They typically build large stick nests in trees, although the Maguari Stork will nest on the ground and at least three species will construct their nests on human habitations.

Its closest relatives are the larger, black-billed Oriental White Stork (Ciconia boyciana) of East Asia, which was formerly classified as a subspecies of the White Stork, and the Maguari Stork (C. maguari) of South America.