Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
February 17, 1795
Primary Source Reference:
Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia), 17 Feb 1795
Additional Source Text:
"One of the largest birds of Guiana, being about six feet high. They are great destroyers of the enormous snakes of that country."
Notes:
The jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes.
Specimen Type:
Individual parts
Peale's Common Name:
Jabirew (Negro bird)
Current Common Name:
Jabiru
Current Scientific Name
Jabiru mycteria
