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span of 58 to 71 inches. Wood storks favor cypress trees in marshes
and swamps and, less often, among mangroves. A
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wood stork (Mycteria americana) flies with a flock
of glossy ibis and other wading birds. They are
feeding on small fish and other aquatic animals
in the shallow water among the lillies and cattails.
The wood stork is classified as and endangered
species by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and is
the only stork that breeds in North America. Adult
wood storks stand 33 to 45 inches tall. Their wing
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