Jabiru
Jabiru mycteria (M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1819)
The jabiru (Jabiru mycteria), also called the American jabiru, is a bird in the family Ciconiidae and the order Ciconiiformes. It falls in the medium size class, with an adult body mass of 6 kg (from 5.3 to 6.9 kg) and a wingspan of 2.45 m (from 2.3 to 2.6 m).
Quick facts about the jabiru
The jabiru is a carnivorous aquatic predator that lives a terrestrial, sedentary life in grassland habitat, across a range of 9,048,000 km². The IUCN Red List assesses it globally as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.
- Weight
- 5.27 kg – 6.95 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 2.3 m – 2.6 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 33 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 36 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 60.9 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.2 – 3.57src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the jabiru?
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Where does the jabiru live?
Not recorded
What is the jabiru?
The jabiru ( or ; Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. The only member of the genus of the same name, it is most common in the Pantanal region of Brazil and the eastern Paraguayan Chaco. It sometimes wanders into the United States, usually in Texas, but also reportedly in Mississippi, Oklahoma and Louisiana. The name comes from the Tupi–Guaraní languages and means 'swollen neck'.
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Is the jabiru endangered?
The jabiru is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the jabiru classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCiconiiformes
- familyCiconiidae
- genusJabiru
- SpeciesJabiru mycteria (M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1819)
Synonyms Ciconia jabiru, Ciconia mycteria, Ephippiorhynchus mycteria, Jabiru weillsi
Other names and names in other languages (46)
- American jabiruEnglish
- جابيروArabic
- لقلق جابيروArabic
- xabirú americanuAsturian
- ДжабируBulgarian
- জ্যাবিরুBangla
- jabirú americàCatalan
- čáp jabiruCzech
- JabirustorchGerman
- amerika jabiruoEsperanto
- JabirúSpanish
- Cigüeña jabirúSpanish
- CoyongoSpanish
- Galán Sin VenturaSpanish
- Jabirú americanoSpanish
- YabirúSpanish
- jabiru-toonekurgEstonian
- Jabiru d'AmériqueFrench
- Jabiru d’AmériqueFrench
- יאבירוHebrew
- ՋաբիրուArmenian
- JöfurstorkurIcelandic
- JabirùItalian
- Cicogna jabiruItalian
- ズグロハゲコウJapanese
- 검은머리황새Korean
- žabiruLithuanian
- jabiroeDutch
- jabirustorkNorwegian
- AmerikastorkNorwegian
- żabiru amerykańskiPolish
- JaburuPortuguese
- jabiru-americanoPortuguese
- tuiuiúPortuguese
- WachapaQuechua
- Jabiru americanRomanian
- ЯбируRussian
- Бразильский ябируRussian
- jabiru veľkýSlovak
- ЖабируSerbian
- Jabiru rodaSerbian
- Amerika JabirusuTurkish
- ябіру неотропічнийUkrainian
- Hạc cổ phồngVietnamese
- 裸頸鸛Chinese
- 裸颈鹳Chinese
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Relatives of the jabiru
Other species in the same family Ciconiidae.
White stork
Ciconia ciconia
Black stork
Ciconia nigra
Marabou stork
Leptoptilos crumenifer
Asian openbill
Anastomus oscitans
Asian woolly-necked stork
Ciconia episcopus
Saddle-billed stork
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
CompareJabiru vs White storkJabiru vs Black storkJabiru vs Marabou storkJabiru vs Asian openbill
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the jabiru?
The jabiru is a bird in the family Ciconiidae, order Ciconiiformes. Its scientific name is Jabiru mycteria.
How big is the jabiru?
The jabiru has a wingspan of 2.45 m, from 2.3 to 2.6 m, and an adult body mass of 6 kg, from 5.3 to 6.9 kg, placing it in the medium size class.
What does the jabiru eat?
The jabiru is an aquatic predator and a carnivore.
Is the jabiru endangered?
No. The IUCN Red List assesses the jabiru globally as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.
How long does the jabiru live?
The jabiru has a lifespan of 33 years, and our sources report values up to 36 years.
How long do jabiru eggs take to hatch?
Jabiru eggs have an incubation period of 61 days, and the clutch size is 3.57.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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