Talk:Wood stork

Tag in "Further Reading" section

This tag struck me as out of place in a section called "Further reading". Looking at the history (the tag was added sometime in September 2008) it seems that this book used to be in the list of general references. Was it perhaps moved to the "Further Reading" section because it could not be determined what material in the article belonged to it? If so, I think general references are okay and not everything has to have a footnote after it, so I think the book could be reinstated. If it is simply recommended reading and there is nothing in the article from the book, then shouldn't that tag be removed since the section doesn't have much to do with references? By the way, I'd be happy to check my local libraries for this book in order to solve this mystery... --198.110.207.227 (talk) 02:03, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Revision of population status needed

I believe the Stork is endangered and being considered for placement on the threatened list

A source is needed for verification.

What? I can't decode this.

"In South America, it is resident, but in North America, it may disperse to as far as South America."

I'd fix it if I knew what the original author meant. "It is resident in South America, but sometimes dispersed as far as North America."? IAmNitpicking (talk) 17:24, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 December 2020

Please change the article, Wood stork, to include Category:Birds of Brazil 74.73.230.232 (talk) 21:25, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Also please change the article, Wood stork, to link the end of "The wood stork nests colonially" to Bird colony. 74.73.230.232 (talk) 22:04, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

 Done Danski454 (talk) 23:49, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

North America issue

"the only member of the family to breed in North America." This is true in birders' terminology where North America is used for just US +Canada ("ABA Area"), but geographically I believe it is not true... North America properly includes Mexico and sometimes Central America as well, so the Jabiru should also qualify. Vultur~enwiki (talk) 18:34, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

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The wood stork (Mycteria americana) is a large wading bird found in warmer parts of the Americas. North American birds may disperse to South America, where it is resident. Its bare head and neck are dark grey and the plumage is mostly white, with black on the tail and part of the wing. The sexes are similar, but the juvenile has a feathered head and a yellow, not black, bill. The wood stork nests colonially in wetlands, building its one-metre-diameter (3.3-foot) nest in trees; the breeding season starting when water levels drop. The clutch of three to five eggs is incubated for around 30 days, and the chicks fledge 60 to 65 days after hatching, although many die during their first two weeks. The chicks are fed fish while the adult also eats insects, frogs and crabs as available, foraging by touch in shallow water. This wood stork was photographed with a Yacare caiman in the Pantanal, Brazil.

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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