Jabiru mycteria (Jabiru)

Jabiru

Dutch: Jabiroe

Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Jabiru
Species: Jabiru mycteria




Female bird, rampotheca absent. Many thanks to the Royal Belgian institute of natural sciences, Brussels, for allowing us to photograph this specimen.

Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge)

Length: 368 mm
Length cranium: 77 mm
Width (cranium): 63 mm
Height (cranium): 47 mm
Alternative names: Jabiru (German), Jabiru d’Amérique (French), Jabirú Americano (Spanish)


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