Species profile
Wetmore's Stork
Mycteria wetmorei
Quick answer
Holotype. — Fragment of lower mandible, LACM K 3527 (Howard 1935: 253, fig. 47: 1 [lateral], 2 [dorsal]). Collected by members of the Southern California Academy of Sciences (Howard 1935: 251). Type locality. — ‘ North bank of “ pool ” near Wilshire Boulevard, Rancho La Brea, Los Angeles, California’, USA (Howard 1935: 253). Referred material. — Carpometacarpus: proximal end of right, MNHNCu 75.4602 (fig. 1 E [internal]). Tibiotarsus: distal end of right, MNHNCu 75.4603 (fig. 1 D [distal]). Tarsometatarsus: left, MNHNCu 75.4757 (Suárez 2020 a: 10, fig. 4: E [proximal], F [distal], G [anterior], H [medial], I [posterior]); proximal end of left (immature), MNHNCu 75.4604 (fig. 1 H [anterior]); distal end of right, MNHNCu 75.4605 (fig. 1 F [anterior]). Cited material and figures are from Suárez & Olson (2003 a), other than where indicated.
- Scientific name
- Mycteria wetmorei
- Family
- Ciconiidae
- Order
- Ciconiiformes
- Genus
- Mycteria
Recording Wetmore's 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.