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AMERICAN WOOD STORK Mycteria americana
The Wood Stork is an inhabitant of dense marshes and swamps and flooded fields. His unique feeding method involves walking with his touch sensitive, open bill half-submerged, clamping shut on anything that comes into contact with it. It is the smallest of the three Paraguayan storks.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE4194PH) Pair, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith March 2015).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE4195PH) Pair, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith March 2015).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE202PH) Adult, Rio Negro, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Arne Lesterhuis November 2004).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE203PH) Immature, Estancia Carduz, Departamento San Pedro (Hemme Batjes November 2005).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE204PH) Immature dorsal view, location unknown (José Luis Cartes undated).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE205PH) Immature head detail, Zoologico Juan XXIII, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE206PH) Adult showing underwing, location unknown (José Luis Cartes undated).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE207PH) Flock taking flight, Ruta Trans-Chaco, Departamento Presidente Hayes (José Luis Cartes October 1998).
FIGURE 9 - (FPAVE209PH) Adult in flight, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Clyde Morris October 2008).
FIGURE 10 - (FPAVE4196PH) Head of dead individual, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith March 2015).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE420VI) Adult soaring, Ruta Trans-Chaco km170, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith November 2010) 
VIDEO B - (FPAVE2628VI) Adult, Ruta Trans-Chaco km200, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith April 2011) 
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