Jabiru
Jabiru mycteria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCiconiiformes (Storks)
- FamilyCiconiidae (Storks)
- GenusJabiru
- SpeciesJabiru mycteria (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". Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Jabiru sighting in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jabiru in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park?
About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Jabiru sighting in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Jabiru in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Jabiru in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in our monthly data.