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Juan Fernandez petrel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Fernandez_petrel | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Pterodroma externa | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Kermadec petrel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermadec_petrel | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Pterodroma neglecta | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Manx shearwater | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_shearwater | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Puffinus puffinus | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Mottled petrel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mottled_petrel | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Pterodroma inexpectata | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Murphy's petrel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy%27s_petrel | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Pterodroma ultima | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Newell's shearwater | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newell%27s_shearwater | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Puffinus newelli | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Northern fulmar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_fulmar | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Fulmarus glacialis | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Northern giant-petrel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_giant-petrel | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Macronectes halli | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Parkinson's petrel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_petrel | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Procellaria parkinsoni | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Pink-footed shearwater | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink-footed_shearwater | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Ardenna creatopus | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Providence petrel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_petrel | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Pterodroma solandri | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Short-tailed shearwater | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-tailed_shearwater | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Ardenna tenuirostris | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Sooty shearwater | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sooty_shearwater | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Ardenna grisea | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Stejneger's petrel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stejneger%27s_petrel | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Pterodroma longirostris | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Streaked shearwater | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaked_shearwater | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Calonectris leucomelas | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Tahiti petrel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahiti_petrel | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Pseudobulweria rostrata | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Townsend's shearwater | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend%27s_shearwater | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Puffinus auricularis | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Trindade petrel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trindade_petrel | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Pterodroma arminjoniana | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Wedge-tailed shearwater | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge-tailed_shearwater | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Ardenna pacifica | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
White-chinned petrel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-chinned_petrel | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Procellaria aequinoctialis | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Zino's petrel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zino%27s_petrel | Shearwaters and petrels | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae | Pterodroma madeira | The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. |
Jabiru | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabiru | Storks | Ciconiiformes | Ciconiidae | Jabiru mycteria | Storks are large, heavy, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills and wide wingspans. They lack the powder down that other wading birds such as herons, spoonbills and ibises use to clean off fish slime. Storks lack a pharynx and are mute. |
Maguari stork | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maguari_stork | Storks | Ciconiiformes | Ciconiidae | Ciconia maguari | Storks are large, heavy, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills and wide wingspans. They lack the powder down that other wading birds such as herons, spoonbills and ibises use to clean off fish slime. Storks lack a pharynx and are mute. |
White stork | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_stork | Storks | Ciconiiformes | Ciconiidae | Ciconia cionia | Storks are large, heavy, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills and wide wingspans. They lack the powder down that other wading birds such as herons, spoonbills and ibises use to clean off fish slime. Storks lack a pharynx and are mute. |
Wood stork | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_stork | Storks | Ciconiiformes | Ciconiidae | Mycteria americana | Storks are large, heavy, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills and wide wingspans. They lack the powder down that other wading birds such as herons, spoonbills and ibises use to clean off fish slime. Storks lack a pharynx and are mute. |
Great frigatebird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_frigatebird | Frigatebirds | Suliformes | Fregatidae | Fregata minor | Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black or black and white, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week. |
Lesser frigatebird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_frigatebird | Frigatebirds | Suliformes | Fregatidae | Fregata ariel | Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black or black and white, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week. |
Magnificent frigatebird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnificent_frigatebird | Frigatebirds | Suliformes | Fregatidae | Fregata magnificens | Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black or black and white, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week. |
Blue-footed booby | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-footed_booby | Boobies and gannets | Suliformes | Sulidae | Sula nebouxii | The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. |
Brown booby | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_booby | Boobies and gannets | Suliformes | Sulidae | Sula leucogaster | The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. |
Masked booby | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_booby | Boobies and gannets | Suliformes | Sulidae | Sula dactylatra | The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. |
Nazca booby | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_booby | Boobies and gannets | Suliformes | Sulidae | Sula granti | The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. |
Northern gannet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_gannet | Boobies and gannets | Suliformes | Sulidae | Morus bassanus | The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. |
Peruvian booby | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_booby | Boobies and gannets | Suliformes | Sulidae | Sula variegata | The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. |
Red-footed booby | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-footed_booby | Boobies and gannets | Suliformes | Sulidae | Sula sula | The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. |
Anhinga | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhinga | Darters | Suliformes | Anhingidae | Anhinga anhinga | Darters or anhingas are cormorant-like water birds with very long necks and long, straight beaks. They are fish eaters which often swim with only their neck above the water. |
Brandt's cormorant | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandt%27s_cormorant | Cormorants and shags | Suliformes | Phalacrocoracidae | Urile penicillatus | Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of colored skin on the face. The bill is long, thin and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed. |
Double-crested cormorant | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-crested_cormorant | Cormorants and shags | Suliformes | Phalacrocoracidae | Nannopterum auritum | Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of colored skin on the face. The bill is long, thin and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed. |
Great cormorant | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_cormorant | Cormorants and shags | Suliformes | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax carbo | Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of colored skin on the face. The bill is long, thin and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed. |
Guanay cormorant | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanay_cormorant | Cormorants and shags | Suliformes | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum | Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of colored skin on the face. The bill is long, thin and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed. |
Neotropic cormorant | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neotropic_cormorant | Cormorants and shags | Suliformes | Phalacrocoracidae | Nannopterum brasilianum | Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of colored skin on the face. The bill is long, thin and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed. |
Pelagic cormorant | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagic_cormorant | Cormorants and shags | Suliformes | Phalacrocoracidae | Urile pelagicus | Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of colored skin on the face. The bill is long, thin and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed. |
Red-faced cormorant | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-faced_cormorant | Cormorants and shags | Suliformes | Phalacrocoracidae | Urile urile | Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of colored skin on the face. The bill is long, thin and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed. |
American white pelican | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_white_pelican | Pelicans | Pelecaniformes | Pelecanidae | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes. |
Brown pelican | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_pelican | Pelicans | Pelecaniformes | Pelecanidae | Pelecanus occidentalis | Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes. |
Great white pelican | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_white_pelican | Pelicans | Pelecaniformes | Pelecanidae | Pelecanus onocrotalus | Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes. |
Peruvian pelican | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_pelican | Pelicans | Pelecaniformes | Pelecanidae | Pelecanus thagus | Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes. |
Agami heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agami_heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Agamia agami | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
American bittern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bittern | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Botaurus lentiginosus | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Bare-throated tiger-heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bare-throated_tiger-heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Tigrisoma mexicanum | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Black-crowned night-heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-crowned_night-heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Nycticorax nycticorax | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Boat-billed heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat-billed_heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Cochlearius cochlearius | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Capped heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capped_heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Pilherodius pileatus | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Cattle egret | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_egret | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Bubulcus ibis | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Chinese egret | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_egret | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Egretta eulophotes | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Chinese pond-heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_pond-heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Ardeola bacchus | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Cocoi heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoi_heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Ardea cocoi | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Fasciated tiger-heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciated_tiger-heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Tigrisoma fasciatum | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Gray heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Ardea cinerea | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Great blue heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_blue_heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Ardea herodias | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Great egret | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Ardea alba | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Green heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Butorides virescens | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Intermediate egret | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_egret | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Ardea intermedia | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Least bittern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_bittern | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus exilis | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Little bittern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_bittern | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus minutus | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Little blue heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_blue_heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Egretta caerulea | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Little egret | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_egret | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Egretta garzetta | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Pinnated bittern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnated_bittern | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Botaurus pinnatus | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Purple heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Ardea purpurea | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Reddish egret | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddish_egret | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Egretta rufescens | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Rufescent tiger-heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufescent_tiger-heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Tigrisoma lineatum | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Snowy egret | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_egret | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Egretta thula | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Squacco heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squacco_heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Ardeola ralloides | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Striated heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striated_heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Butorides striata | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Stripe-backed bittern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripe-backed_bittern | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus involucris | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Tricolored heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricolored_heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Egretta tricolor | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Western reef-heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_reef-heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Egretta gularis | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Whistling heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistling_heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Syrigma sibilatrix | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Yellow bittern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_bittern | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus sinensis | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
Yellow-crowned night-heron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-crowned_night-heron | Herons, egrets, and bitterns | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Nyctanassa violacea | The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. |
African sacred ibis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_sacred_ibis | Ibises and spoonbills | Pelecaniformes | Threskiornithidae | Threskiornis aethiopicus | Members of this family have long, broad wings, are strong fliers and, rather surprisingly, given their size and weight, very capable soarers. The body tends to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. |
White ibis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_white_ibis | Ibises and spoonbills | Pelecaniformes | Threskiornithidae | Eudocimus albus | Members of this family have long, broad wings, are strong fliers and, rather surprisingly, given their size and weight, very capable soarers. The body tends to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. |
Bare-faced ibis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bare-faced_ibis | Ibises and spoonbills | Pelecaniformes | Threskiornithidae | Phimosus infuscatus | Members of this family have long, broad wings, are strong fliers and, rather surprisingly, given their size and weight, very capable soarers. The body tends to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. |
Buff-necked ibis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff-necked_ibis | Ibises and spoonbills | Pelecaniformes | Threskiornithidae | Theristicus caudatus | Members of this family have long, broad wings, are strong fliers and, rather surprisingly, given their size and weight, very capable soarers. The body tends to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. |
Eurasian spoonbill | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_spoonbill | Ibises and spoonbills | Pelecaniformes | Threskiornithidae | Platalea leucorodia | Members of this family have long, broad wings, are strong fliers and, rather surprisingly, given their size and weight, very capable soarers. The body tends to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. |
Glossy ibis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossy_ibis | Ibises and spoonbills | Pelecaniformes | Threskiornithidae | Plegadis falcinellus | Members of this family have long, broad wings, are strong fliers and, rather surprisingly, given their size and weight, very capable soarers. The body tends to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. |
Green ibis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_ibis | Ibises and spoonbills | Pelecaniformes | Threskiornithidae | Mesembrinibis cayennensis | Members of this family have long, broad wings, are strong fliers and, rather surprisingly, given their size and weight, very capable soarers. The body tends to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. |
Roseate spoonbill | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseate_spoonbill | Ibises and spoonbills | Pelecaniformes | Threskiornithidae | Platalea ajaja | Members of this family have long, broad wings, are strong fliers and, rather surprisingly, given their size and weight, very capable soarers. The body tends to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. |
Scarlet ibis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_ibis | Ibises and spoonbills | Pelecaniformes | Threskiornithidae | Eudocimus ruber | Members of this family have long, broad wings, are strong fliers and, rather surprisingly, given their size and weight, very capable soarers. The body tends to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. |
White-faced ibis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-faced_ibis | Ibises and spoonbills | Pelecaniformes | Threskiornithidae | Plegadis chihi | Members of this family have long, broad wings, are strong fliers and, rather surprisingly, given their size and weight, very capable soarers. The body tends to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. |
Black vulture | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_vulture | New World vultures | Cathartiformes | Cathartidae | Coragyps atratus | The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carcasses. |
California condor | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_condor | New World vultures | Cathartiformes | Cathartidae | Gymnogyps californianus | The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carcasses. |
King vulture | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_vulture | New World vultures | Cathartiformes | Cathartidae | Sarcoramphus papa | The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carcasses. |
Lesser yellow-headed vulture | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_yellow-headed_vulture | New World vultures | Cathartiformes | Cathartidae | Cathartes burrovianus | The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carcasses. |
Turkey vulture | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_vulture | New World vultures | Cathartiformes | Cathartidae | Cathartes aura | The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carcasses. |
Osprey | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey | Osprey | Accipitriformes | Pandionidae | Pandion haliaetus | Pandionidae is a family of fish-eating birds of prey, possessing a very large, powerful hooked beak for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. The family is monotypic. |
Bald eagle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_eagle | Hawks, eagles, and kites | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. |
Barred hawk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_hawk | Hawks, eagles, and kites | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Morphnarchus princeps | Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. |
Bicolored hawk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicolored_hawk | Hawks, eagles, and kites | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Accipiter bicolor | Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. |
Black hawk-eagle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hawk-eagle | Hawks, eagles, and kites | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Spizaetus tyrannus | Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. |
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