Wood Stork
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Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
2 Verified records at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Wood Stork at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
4 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
6 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
7 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
8 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
9 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
10 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
10–20%
11 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
12 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
13 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
14 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
15 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
16 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
17 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
18 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
19 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
20 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
21 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
22 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
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 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
48 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
49 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
50 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
51 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
52 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
53 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
54 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
55 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
56 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
57 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
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
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