Common name: Wood Stork
Scientific name: Mycteria americana Linnaeus, 1758

Class:
Aves (Birds)
Order:
Ciconiiformes (herons, egrets, ibises, storks and spoonbills)
Family:
Ciconiidae
Synonyms:
Other common names:

Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Estuarine:
Lagoon, Scrub-shrub wetland
Lacustrine:
Shallow water
Palustrine:
TEMPORARY POOL, HERBACEOUS WETLAND, SCRUB-SHRUB WETLAND, FORESTED WETLAND, Riparian

Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G4
Apparently Secure globally - Uncommon in the world but not rare; usually widespread, but may be rare in some parts of its range; possibly some cause for long-term concern due to declines or other factors.
State conservation status rank:
SNA
Not Applicable - A state conservation status rank is not applicable because the species is not a suitable target for conservation activities (e.g., species is a hybrid, a domesticated species, not native to New York, an accidental or infrequent visitor outside of its normal range, a transient or migrant just passing through the state, or a species with only unconfirmed or doubtful reports).
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Protected Bird
Defined as a Protected Bird by New York State law, and the species may not be hunted or taken at any time in New York. Includes birds also defined as a game species, but for which no open seasons are set.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
N: Do not track

More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105982/Mycteria_americana/