Maguari Stork
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Maguari Stork

Ciconia maguari

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at El Palmar National Park
5 Verified records at El Palmar National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The maguari stork (Ciconia maguari) is a large species of stork that inhabits seasonal wetlands over much of South America, and is very similar in appearance to the white stork; albeit slightly larger. It is the only species of its genus to occur in the New World and is one of the only three New World stork species, together with the wood stork and the jabiru. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Maguari Stork sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at El Palmar National Park

Wood Stork
LC

Wood Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mycteria americana

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ 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 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
2 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
3 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
4 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
5 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
7 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
8 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
9 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
10 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
11 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Maguari Stork in El Palmar National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Maguari Stork sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Maguari Stork in El Palmar National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Maguari Stork in El Palmar National Park in our monthly data.

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