Jabiru

Jabiru mycteria

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderCiconiiformes (Storks)
FamilyCiconiidae (Storks)
GenusJabiru
SpeciesJabiru mycteria (Jabiru)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

1 Verified records at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

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

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 →

Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

Mycteria americana

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Jabiru at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	50–60%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
3	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	20–30%
4	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
5	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
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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