Wood Stork

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
5	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	30–40%
6	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
7	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
8	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
9	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	10–20%
10	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
11	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
13	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
14	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
15	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
16	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
17	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
18	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
19	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
20	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
21	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
22	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
26	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
27	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
29	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
30	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
36	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
38	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
40	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
42	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
43	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
44	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
46	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
47	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
48	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
50	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
51	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
53	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
54	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
55	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
56	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
57	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
58	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
59	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
60	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
61	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
62	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
63	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
64	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
65	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
66	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
67	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
68	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
69	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data