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Mycteria  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174896

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Ibis Lacépède, 1799
  
  Common Name(s): Wood Storks [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderCiconiiformes  – Storks, cigognes  
                            FamilyCiconiidae Sundevall, 1836 – Storks  
                               GenusMycteria Linnaeus, 1758 – Wood Storks  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesMycteria americana Linnaeus, 1758 – Tantale d'Amérique, cegonha-americana, Tántalo americano, Wood Stork, Cigüeña americana 
                                  SpeciesMycteria cinerea (Raffles, 1822) – Milky Stork, Tantale blanc, cegonha-malaia, Tántalo malayo 
                                  SpeciesMycteria ibis (Linnaeus, 1766) – Yellow-billed Stork, Tantale ibis, cegonha-de-bico-amarelo, Tántalo africano 
                                  SpeciesMycteria leucocephala (Pennant, 1769) – Painted Stork, Tantale indien, cegonha-pintada, Tántalo indio 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.   
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Mycteria    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks   
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Mycteria    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025].   
  Reference for: Mycteria   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Mycteria   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.02.04, website (version 04-Feb-11)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Mycteria   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Linnaeus, Carolus   
  Publication Date: 1758   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, 10th Edition, vol. 1   
  Page(s): 824   
  Publisher: Laurentii Salvii   
  Publication Place: Holmiae (Stockholm, Sweden)   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: Available online at http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?PPN362053006 and http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886   
  Reference for: original description   
       

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