Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) Science Article 1 abstract All 10 Wood Stork eggs collected at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in 1973 contained residues of DDE (geometric mean 4.0 ppm wet weight) and PCBs (1.2 ppm). Nine other organochlorines were found at lower frequencies in the eggs. Eggshells from the recent period were 8.9% thinner […]
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Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ciconiidae | [latin] Mycteria americana | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Wood Stork | [FR] Tantale d’Amerique | [DE] Waldstorch | [ES] Tantalo Americano | [NL] Kaalkopooievaar Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Mycteria americana NA, LA se USA to n Argentina Genus Mycteria is a genus of large tropical storks […]
Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ciconiidae | [latin] Mycteria ibis | [authority] Linnaeus, 1766 | [UK] Yellow-billed Stork | [FR] Tantale ibis | [DE] Nimmersatt | [ES] Tantalo Africano | [NL] Afrikaanse Nimmerzat Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Mycteria ibis AF widespread Genus Mycteria is a genus of large tropical storks with representatives in the […]
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ciconiidae | [latin] Mycteria leucocephala | [authority] Pennant, 1769 | [UK] Painted Stork | [FR] Tatale indien | [DE] Buntstorch | [ES] Tantalo Indio | [NL] Indische Nimmerzat Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Mycteria is a genus of large tropical storks with representatives in the Americas, east Africa and southern and southeastern […]
Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ciconiidae | [latin] Mycteria cinerea | [authority] Raffles, 1822 | [UK] Milky Stork | [FR] Tantale blanc | [DE] Milchstorch | [ES] Tantalo Malayo | [NL] Maleise Nimmerzat Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Mycteria cinerea OR s Vietnam, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi Genus Mycteria is a genus of large tropical storks […]