Woodstork

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Woodstork Mycteria americana 

The Woodstork belongs to the Ciconiidae family. 


They are white all over bodies with black wing tips, bill, tail and legs. They have long legs to help them wade through the water. The wingspan is sixty five inches. The young have grey feather and a yellow bill. 

They are found in the swamps and wetlands. They feed on tiny fish. They hunt by prodding with the bill a little bit open, when the storks feels the prey that shut the bill quickly, this is called tacto-location.  

The stork is a social birds and nests in groups. They are able to to breed at the age of four. The  five eggs are laid by the female in October. The storks build their nest in the mangroves or cypress trees. 

Allaboutbirds.org, (2015). Wood Stork. [online] Available at: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Wood_Stork/id [Accessed 15 Apr. 2015].

Chuck Underwood, 9. (2015). Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) Species Account/Biologue | North Florida ESO Jacksonville. [online] Fws.gov. Available at: http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/species-accounts/wood-stork-2005.htm [Accessed 15 Apr. 2015].