Jabiru

Jabiru
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In the Pantanal, Brazil
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Family:	Ciconiidae
Genus:	{{{1}}} Hellmayr, 1906
Species:	J. mycteria
Binomial name
Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein, 1819)

Jabiru, Jabiru mycteria (ja-BEER-oo) is a species of stork found in Mexico to Bolivia, Argentina and Uruguay.

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Other common names	Jabiru Stork
French	Jabiru d’Amérique
German	Jabiru
Spanish	Jabirú americano

Description

Jabiru is a huge stork and is the largest flying bird in the Americas, with a height of 3.77 ft (1.15 m), length 52 in (1.3 m), wingspan of 90 in (2.3 m),

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