Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Information

Wood Stork Fact Sheet - PDF version- 145KB

• Wood Stork Recovery Plan - January 1997 - PDF - 1.27MB

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service upgraded the status for wood storks from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), reflecting a highly successful conservation and recovery effort spanning three decades.

Federal Register Notice link to published notice.

Frequently Asked Questions

News Release

Wood Stork Southeast US Nesting from 1975 to 2015 - PDF ver- 134KB

Wood Stork Southeast US Productivity from 1975 to 2013 - PDF - 180KB

2009 Petition - PDF - 112KB

12-month Warranted Finding and Proposal archived here

• 2007 Wood Stork Five-Year Review - PDF 392KB
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Press Release

• Wood Stork Conservation and Management for Landowners - PDF - 856KB
• Wood Stork Habitat Management Guidelines - January 1990 - PDF - 347KB
  (Guidelines are also part of the Recovery Plan)
• USFWS & U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2008 Wood Stork Consultation Key - PDF - 34KB
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Permit Sourcebook (Go to Endangered Species, then Wood Storks)
• FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Mapping and GIS Information
• Florida Fish & Willdife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Water Bird Locator Interactive Map (select WOOD STORK and turn off all WaterBirds)
• University of Florida Wood Stork Features Interactive Map and Table (scroll to bottom)
• Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) Tools

Wood Stork Florida Nesting Colonies Maps 03/24/2016

• Florida Nesting Colonies and Core Foraging Areas Active 2006-2015 Map - PDF - 590KB
• Florida Nesting Colonies and Core Foraging Areas Active 2006-2015 GIS Shapefiles - Zipped - 185KB
• Wood Stork Active Florida Colonies Google Earth File - KMZ - 21KB
• Wood Stork Southeast US Colonies Foraging Areas Google Earth File - KMZ - 198KB
  To download Zipped and KMZ Files - Right click and select "Save Target As"