jabiru

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A large stork (Jabiru mycteria) of South and Central America and Mexico, having white plumage with a pink band at the neck and a naked head.

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A large stork-like bird, Mycteria americana.

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This name has also been applied to two large, stork-like birds of the Old World, somewhat smaller than the South American jabiru and having the head and neck feathered instead of bare. The African jabiru, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, is glossy black above, white below; the primaries are also white. The Australian jabiru, Xenorhynchus australis, is of a greenish black above.

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One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in form and habits.

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A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.

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large mostly white Australian stork

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large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America

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large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle