CLASS AVES

Wood Stork

Animals Kingdom (Animalia)

• Chordates (Phylum Chordata)

• Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)

• Birds (Class Aves)

The head and neck of the bird are bare of feathers and dark grey in color. The plumage is mostly white, with the exception of the tail and some of the wing feathers, which are black with a greenish-purplish sheen. The legs and feet are dark, and the flesh-colored toes are pink during the breeding season. They can be found in estuaries, mangrove forests, swamps, ponds, freshwater marshes, flooded farm fields, lakes, streams, and river edges. They eat mostly fish, and crustaceans, but will also eat frogs and insects.