Wood Stork
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'''Habitat:''' North & South America. Breeding areas in much of South America, Central America and the Caribbean. In the United States, the wood stork favors cypress trees in marshes, swamps, or (less often) among mangroves and nearby habitat. | '''Habitat:''' North & South America. Breeding areas in much of South America, Central America and the Caribbean. In the United States, the wood stork favors cypress trees in marshes, swamps, or (less often) among mangroves and nearby habitat. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' Near Threatened. Global Population: 38,000 - 130,000. In the United States there is a small and endangered breeding population in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, along with a recently discovered rookery in southeastern North Carolina. On the other hand, in Santa Catarina state (Brazil) its decline seems to have been reversed: after an absence between the late 1960s and the mid-1990s, the species is now again regularly encountered there, in particular in the Tubarão River region. It is likely that the Paraná River region's wetlands served as a stronghold of the species, from where it is now re-colonizing some of its former haunts. Globally, it is considered a Species of Least Concern by the IUCN due to its large range. | + | '''Status:''' Near Threatened. '''Global Population:''' 38,000 - 130,000. In the United States there is a small and endangered breeding population in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, along with a recently discovered rookery in southeastern North Carolina. On the other hand, in Santa Catarina state (Brazil) its decline seems to have been reversed: after an absence between the late 1960s and the mid-1990s, the species is now again regularly encountered there, in particular in the Tubarão River region. It is likely that the Paraná River region's wetlands served as a stronghold of the species, from where it is now re-colonizing some of its former haunts. Globally, it is considered a Species of Least Concern by the IUCN due to its large range. |
'''Diet:''' Fish, frogs and large insects, and sometimes lizards and rodents. They catch fish by holding their bill open in the water until a fish is detected. | '''Diet:''' Fish, frogs and large insects, and sometimes lizards and rodents. They catch fish by holding their bill open in the water until a fish is detected. | ||
Each adult will defend their nest against various predators. Crows, ravens, vultures, grackles and striped skunks will attempt to pick off eggs. Raccoons are the leading predator of nests, and can cause almost complete colony nesting failure when water dries under nests in drought years. | Each adult will defend their nest against various predators. Crows, ravens, vultures, grackles and striped skunks will attempt to pick off eggs. Raccoons are the leading predator of nests, and can cause almost complete colony nesting failure when water dries under nests in drought years. | ||
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