Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Maguari Stork - Ciconia maguari

Order: Ciconiiformes - Family: Ciconiidae Status: Occasional - Scarce. Habitat: Ponds

All records since January 2014
Cigüeña/Maguari Stork© J. Simón Tagtachian
Rear third of body black. Red legs.
Cigüeña/Maguari Stork© J. Simón Tagtachian
Red loral. Yellow iris. Straight bill dark-tipped.
Cigüeña americana/Maguari Stork© Hugo Hulsberg
Cigüeña americana/Maguari Stork© J. Simón Tagtachian
Cigüeña americana/Maguari Stork© Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
The tail looks white with black sides
Adult
Juvenile
Cigüeña americanaB/Maguari StorkF16 3 13 © María Claudia Kleid
Blackish brown. Chanes into white
Cigüeña/Maguari Stork22 12 14 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Diet
7-2-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian It forages in land and water. It eats fish, frogs, small mammals, snakes and invertebrates.
Records of flocks
Cigüeña americana/Maguari Stork11 1 14 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cigüeña americana/Maguari Stork11 1 14 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cigüeña americanaB/Maguari StorkF 16 3 13 © Francisco González Táboas
On Saturday, 16th a flock of storks was observed from inside the reserve by Francisco who estimated " about 50 o 60 individuals flying in circles above the Covimet area or far south". From the garden of "Ernesto de la Cárcova" Museum, outside the reserve, María Claudia, also captured images of a flock and adds that "they were heading north from Costanera Sur". Photos were taken with some time apart. They must be different flocks.
There are too many individuals with black wings. They are still immature birds.
Cigüeña americanaB/Maguari StorkF16 3 13 © María Claudia Kleid
Cigüeña americanaB/Maguari StorkF16 3 13 © María Claudia Kleid
Cigüeña americana/Maguari Stork11 9 11 © Carlos Gonzalez Ledo
A group of more than fourty individuals was seen moving in south-north direction
Cigüeña/Maguari Stork2 7 11 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Groups of 10 individuals each were seen moving north
Cigueña americana/Maguari Stork9-2002 © Alberto Gurni
More photographic records since January 2013