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Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) <!--자비루황새(검은머리황새)-->
| Subject: | Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)
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Date: 2003:01:15 14:40:16
Upload Date: 2005:11:25 21:59:02
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The Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. It is most common in the Pantanal region of Brazil and the Eastern Chaco region of Paraguay. It is the only member of the genus Jabiru. The name comes from the Tupi-Guaran?? language and means "swollen neck".
Jaribu storks
Photographer: William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International
Description: Large flock at edge of river, Pantanal, Matto Grosso State
Location: Brazil
Image Citation:
William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, www.forestryimages.org
Image Use:
This image may be copied and used, in whole or in part, for any non-profit, educational purpose provided that all reproductions bear an appropriate credit. Any commercial or other use of the image requires the written permission of the photographer or contact organization, and Forestry Images.
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Jabiru mycteria
Jabirus are found in the Western Hemisphere, as far north as Mexico and as far south as Argentina. They are most common found in wetland regions of Brazil and Paraguay. Jabiru have been spotted in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela, with rare sightings as far north as Texas. |
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Scientific Name: Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein, 1819)
Common Names: Jabiru, Jabiru Stork
French: Jabiru d’Amérique; German: Jabiru; Spanish: Jabirú americano, Cigüeña jabirú
Taxonomy: Ciconia mycteria M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1819, Brazil. |
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