Ciconia maltha

Ciconia maltha
Ciconia maltha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Ciconia
Species: C. maltha
Binomial name
Ciconia maltha
Miller, 1910
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Ciconia maltha, also known as the La Brea stork, is an extinct stork from the Late Pliocene - Late Pleistocene of W and S USA, and Cuba. It has been found in the La Brea Tar Pits.[1]

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