Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

Silhouette: Mathieu Basille · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCiconiiformes (Storks)
FamilyCiconiidae (Storks)
GenusMycteria (Mycteria Storks)
SpeciesMycteria americana (Wood Stork)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Masaya Volcano National Park

2 Verified sightings at Masaya Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

15,811 Verified sightings across all 69 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Wood Stork

The wood stork (Mycteria americana) is a large wading bird in the family Ciconiidae (storks). Originally described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, this stork is native to the subtropics and tropics of the Americas, where it persists in habitats with fluctuating water levels. It is the only stork species that breeds in North America. The head and neck are bare of feathers, and dark grey in colour. The plumage is mostly white, with the exception of the tail and some of the wing feathers, which are black with a greenish-purplish sheen.

Globally, the wood stork is considered to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. In the United States, the wood stork was previously classified as endangered due to loss of suitable feeding habitat in the Florida Everglades, its historical population stronghold in the country. The species has been subsequently downlisted to threatened after northward range expansion and increased population size.

The wood stork was first formally given its binomial name Mycteria americana by Linnaeus in 1758. Linnaeus originally named two separate species, M. americana and Tantalus loculator, based on different and... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

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

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Wood Stork

About the Wood Stork

Recent sightings of Wood Stork in Masaya Volcano National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found