Jabiru
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| Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) | |
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| Genus: | Jabiru Hellmayr, 1906
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| Species: | J. mycteria
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| Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein, 1819)
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The Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. 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".
