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Mycteria americana
I'm not sure what this bird is. It looks like a wood stork or a white Ibis but it doesn't fit 100% either one. Plus the pink colour under the wing.
Mangrove swamp.
Spotted on Dec 26, 2012
Submitted on Feb 9, 2013
10 Comments
Thank you Kranti, Jolly and Ali
Wonderful !
Nice action shots Luis
awesome !
Still a wonderful find, if not a new species :)
Thank you Gatorfellows, now I know it is not a new species ha ha.
Nice photos :) the pink may be light effect. Found some photos that have that same pink strip when the wing is stretched open.
Maybe it's a young bird. There's no other storks around that look quite like this.
Thank you for the ID confirmation Tom. It is just that the head doesn't look as bald and wrinkled.
Luis, you're right with a Wood Stork. I have never noticed the pink under the wing either though. Nice shots!