wood stork
noun
: a white stork (Mycteria americana) with black wing flight feathers and tail that frequents wooded swamps from the southeastern U.S. to Argentina
called also wood ibis
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The invasive species is dangerous to protected species in Florida, including the endangered Key Largo woodrat and the threatened wood stork.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Until this week, when the wood stork was spotted hanging out in a pond in Broomfield, quickly drawing hundreds of birders from across the metro.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
The wood stork typically lives in the Gulf Coast states as well as Central and South America.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The Everglades is a marshy habitat for endangered and threatened species like the Florida panther, the Florida bonneted bat, the Everglade snail kite and the wood stork, according to the suit.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Until this week, when the wood stork was spotted hanging out in a pond in Broomfield, quickly drawing hundreds of birders from across the metro.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
The wood stork typically lives in the Gulf Coast states as well as Central and South America.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The Everglades is a marshy habitat for endangered and threatened species like the Florida panther, the Florida bonneted bat, the Everglade snail kite and the wood stork, according to the suit.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Wood stork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood%20stork. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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