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Jabiru

Jabiru mycteria

Silhouette: Mike Keesey (vectorization) and Vaibhavcho (photography) · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

3 Verified sightings at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve From 2019 to 2026

3,401 Verified sightings across all 30 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Jabiru

The jabiru ( or; Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. It sometimes wanders into the United States, usually in Texas, but has also been reported in Mississippi, Oklahoma and Louisiana. 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–Guaraní language and means "swollen neck".

Hinrich Lichtenstein described the jabiru in 1819. The name jabiru has also been used for two other birds of a distinct genus: black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus), commonly called "jabiru" in Australia; and sometimes also for the saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) of Sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, Gardiner's Egyptian hieroglyph G29, believed to depict an E. senegalensis, is sometimes labeled "jabiru" in hieroglyph lists. The Ephippiorhynchus is believed to be the jabiru's closest living cousin, indicating an Old World origin for the species.

The proposed Late Pleistocene fossil stork genus Prociconia from Brazil might actually belong in Jabiru. A fossil species of jabiru was found... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Mycteria americana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
3	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~30%
4	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
5	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
6	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
8	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
9	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
10	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
11	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
12	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
13	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
14	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
15	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
16	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
17	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
18	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
20	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
22	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
23	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
24	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
25	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
26	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
27	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
29	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
30	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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