| Yellow-billed stork | |
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| Breeding adult, South Africa | |
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| Juvenile, Tanzania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Mycteria |
| Species: | M. ibis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycteria ibis (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Synonyms | |
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Tantalus ibis Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis), sometimes also called the wood stork or wood ibis, is a large African wading stork species in the family Ciconiidae. It is widespread in regions south of the Sahara and also occurs in Madagascar.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Mycteria ibis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697654A93628112. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697654A93628112.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.