NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Maguari Stork
Ciconia maguari (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The maguari stork (Ciconia maguari) is a large species of stork that inhabits seasonal wetlands over much of South America, and is very similar in appearance to the white stork; albeit slightly larger. It is the only species of its genus to occur in the New World and is one of the only three New World stork species, together with the wood stork and the jabiru.
Wikipedia contributors, Maguari stork; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:29:27.835677+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ciconia maguari (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
- Name authority
- (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
- Common name
- Maguari Stork
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Ciconiiformes
- Family
- Ciconiidae
- Genus
- Ciconia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderCiconiiformes
- familyCiconiidae Sundevall, 1836
- genusCiconia Brisson, 1760
- speciesCiconia maguari (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ciconia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black StorkCiconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823 | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis G. R. Gray, 1848 | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Storm's StorkCiconia stormi (W. Blasius, 1896) | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oriental StorkCiconia boyciana Swinhoe, 1873 | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White StorkCiconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus (Boddaert, 1783) | CiconiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ardea maguari J. F. Gmelin, 1789 J. F. Gmelin, 1789 | synonym |
| Euxenura maguari (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559261 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Z653. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.