MAGUARI STORK Ciconia maguari
The magestic Maguari Stork is the South American equivalent of the European White Stork Ciconia ciconia, famous for nesting on roof-tops. The Maguari hasn´t adopted this habitat (or the one of bringing newborn babies!), it still nests in the traditional way on low bushes or tree-tops. The only Paraguayan stork with a feathered head, it can be separated from the superficially similar egrets (Ardeidae) by its black wings.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE210PH) Adult dorsal, Arroyos y Esteros, Departamento Cordillera (Jerry Cooper April 2009).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE3272PH) Adult, Loma Plata, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Kevin Guest February 2012).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE211PH) Adult, Central Chaco Lagoons Area, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur, Departamento Presidente Hayes. This individual was a sick bird found standing in a field with one wing drooping. When approached it attempted to flee and collapsed from where it was unable to stand. (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE212PH) Head detail same individual (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE213PH) Adult in flight, Lolita, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Jerry Cooper October 2007).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE214PH) Immature, Ruta Trans-Chaco km 290, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE215PH) Immature, Ruta Trans-Chaco km 290, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Clyde Morris October 2008).
VIDEO A  -(FPAVE216PH)  Same individual as (FPAVE211PH - FPAVE212PH)  - some viewers may find this video distressing (Paul Smith September 2006).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE217PH) Adult taking flight, near Lolita, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
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