Wood Ibis

Mystery Bird: Wood Stork, Mycteria americana

grrlscientist | December 4, 2009

tags: Wood Stork, Wood Ibis, Mycteria americana, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Wood Stork (family: Ciconiidae), originally misnamed as the Wood Ibis even though it is only distantly related to the ibises (family: Threskiornithidae), Mycteria americana, photographed in Arthur Storey Park, Houston, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 19 November 2009 [larger view]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/640s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.…

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