Species profile
La Brea Stork
Ciconia maltha
Quick answer
Holotype. — Left tarsometatarsus, UCMP 11202 (Miller 1910: 440, Figs. 1 * [proximal], 2 * [distal]). Collected by members of the ‘ University of California’ (Miller 1910: 439). Type locality. — Rancho La Brea, Los Angeles, California, USA (see Miller 1910, Howard 1942, Wetmore 1956: 22, Brodkorb 1963: 289). Referred material. — Tibiotarsus: distal left, AMNH unnumbered. Tarsometatarsus: proximal right, AMNH unnumbered (see Howard 1942).
- Scientific name
- Ciconia maltha
- Family
- Ciconiidae
- Order
- Ciconiiformes
- Genus
- Ciconia
Recording La Brea Stork in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.