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Pinnated Bittern
Animalia Ardeidae

Pinnated Bittern

Botaurus pinnatus (Wagler, 1829)

Botaurus pinnatus, the pinnated bittern, is a large nocturnal hern found from so…

Australasian Bittern
Animalia Ardeidae

Australasian Bittern

Botaurus poiciloptilus (Wagler, 1827)

Botaurus poiciloptilus, the Australasian bittern, is an endangered large wetland…

Eurasian Bittern
Animalia Ardeidae

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Botaurus stellaris (the Eurasian great bittern) is the largest bittern, a thicks…

American Bittern
Animalia Ardeidae

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett, 1813)

Botaurus lentiginosus, the American bittern, is a large chunky brown wading bird…

Zigzag Heron
Animalia Ardeidae

Zigzag Heron

Zebrilus undulatus (Gmelin, 1789)

Zebrilus undulatus, the zigzag heron, is a true bittern species native to the Am…

Boat-billed Heron
Animalia Ardeidae

Boat-billed Heron

Cochlearius cochlearius (Linnaeus, 1766)

Cochlearius cochlearius, the boat-billed heron, is a nonmigratory nocturnal wadi…

Agami Heron
Animalia Ardeidae

Agami Heron

Agamia agami (Gmelin, 1789)

Agamia agami, the agami heron, is an uncommon Neotropical heron with an extra-lo…

Shoebill
Animalia Balaenicipitidae

Shoebill

Balaeniceps rex Gould, 1850

Balaeniceps rex (shoebill) is a large, distinctive wading bird found in freshwat…

White-tailed Tropicbird
Animalia Phaethontidae

White-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802

Phaethon lepturus, the white-tailed tropicbird, is a slender white oceanic seabi…

Red-billed Tropicbird
Animalia Phaethontidae

Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus Linnaeus, 1758

Phaethon aethereus, the red-billed tropicbird, is a seabird with a red bill and …

Red-tailed Tropicbird
Animalia Phaethontidae

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783

Phaethon rubricauda, the red-tailed tropicbird, is a large seabird native to war…

American Flamingo
Animalia Phoenicopteridae

American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758

Phoenicopterus ruber, the American flamingo, is a large pink wading bird with kn…

Chilean Flamingo
Animalia Phoenicopteridae

Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis Molina, 1782

Phoenicopterus chilensis, the Chilean flamingo, is a pink flamingo species with …

Greater Flamingo
Animalia Phoenicopteridae

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811

Phoenicopterus roseus, the greater flamingo, is the largest living flamingo spec…

Andean Flamingo
Animalia Phoenicopteridae

Andean Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus andinus (Philippi, 1854)

Phoenicoparrus andinus, the Andean flamingo, is a large Andean migratory flaming…

James's Flamingo
Animalia Phoenicopteridae

James's Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi (P.L.Sclater, 1886)

James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) is a small South American flamingo with…

Lesser Flamingo
Animalia Phoenicopteridae

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798)

Phoeniconaias minor, the lesser flamingo, is the smallest and likely most common…

African Hobby
Animalia Falconidae

African Hobby

Falco cuvierii A.Smith, 1830

Falco cuvierii is a small slim African falcon that may be nomadic to follow food…

Spotted Kestrel
Animalia Falconidae

Spotted Kestrel

Falco moluccensis (Bonaparte, 1850)

Falco moluccensis, the spotted kestrel, is a small Indonesian falcon with little…

Red-footed Falcon
Animalia Falconidae

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus Linnaeus, 1766

Falco vespertinus, the red-footed falcon, is a small migratory falcon that breed…

Eurasian Hobby
Animalia Falconidae

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo Linnaeus, 1758

Falco subbuteo, the Eurasian hobby, is a small Palearctic falcon that hunts flyi…

Prairie Falcon
Animalia Falconidae

Prairie Falcon

Falco mexicanus Schlegel, 1850

Falco mexicanus, the prairie falcon, is a medium-sized North American falcon pop…

Aplomado Falcon
Animalia Falconidae

Aplomado Falcon

Falco femoralis Temminck, 1822

Falco femoralis (the aplomado falcon) is a slender small falcon found from Mexic…

Peregrine Falcon
Animalia Falconidae

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771

Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 (peregrine falcon) is a sexually dimorphic rapto…