| Ciconia lydekkeri Temporal range: Middle to Late Pleistocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Ciconia |
| Species: | †C. lydekkeri
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| Binomial name | |
| †Ciconia lydekkeri (Ameghino, 1891)
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Ciconia lydekkeri is an extinct species of stork from the Middle and Late Pleistocene of Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina.[1]
Florentino Ameghino named the species after British paleontologist Richard Lydekker, whom first described bones discovered in caves near Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Ciconia maltha has been considered to be a synonym of this species and, if accepted, would increase its range to include United States and Cuba.[1]
