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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Birders will love keeping an eye out for species ranging from roseate spoonbills to wood storks to bald eagles.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Ibis, wood stork, osprey, warblers, and more may be spotted.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Wilson's phalaropes, American oystercatchers and wood storks.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The state park is listed on the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail, so be on the lookout for a variety of shorebirds on the beach, great blue herons, tricolored herons, wood storks, roseate spoonbills, osprey, bald eagles, owls and songbirds within the maritime hammock.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Ibis, wood stork, osprey, warblers, and more may be spotted.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Wilson's phalaropes, American oystercatchers and wood storks.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The state park is listed on the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail, so be on the lookout for a variety of shorebirds on the beach, great blue herons, tricolored herons, wood storks, roseate spoonbills, osprey, bald eagles, owls and songbirds within the maritime hammock.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
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“Wood stork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood%20stork. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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