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Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tikal National Park
20 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026
15,812 Verified sightings across all 70 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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

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 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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
59 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
60 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
61 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
62 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
63 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
64 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
65 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
66 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
67 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
68 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
69 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
70 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wood Stork in Tikal National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Stork sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wood Stork in Tikal National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Wood Stork in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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