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Pinnated Bittern
Botaurus pinnatus (Wagler, 1829)
Botaurus pinnatus, the pinnated bittern, is a large nocturnal hern found from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.
Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus (Wagler, 1827)
Botaurus poiciloptilus, the Australasian bittern, is an endangered large wetland bird found across Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Botaurus stellaris (the Eurasian great bittern) is the largest bittern, a thickset heron found across Eurasia and southern Africa.
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett, 1813)
Botaurus lentiginosus, the American bittern, is a large chunky brown wading bird native and breeding across most of North America.
Zigzag Heron
Zebrilus undulatus (Gmelin, 1789)
Zebrilus undulatus, the zigzag heron, is a true bittern species native to the Amazon Basin and neighboring regions of northeastern South America.
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Cochlearius cochlearius, the boat-billed heron, is a nonmigratory nocturnal wading bird native to the tropical Americas.
Agami Heron
Agamia agami (Gmelin, 1789)
Agamia agami, the agami heron, is an uncommon Neotropical heron with an extra-long bill, found from Mexico to South America.
Shoebill
Balaeniceps rex Gould, 1850
Balaeniceps rex (shoebill) is a large, distinctive wading bird found in freshwater swamps of central tropical Africa.
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802
Phaethon lepturus, the white-tailed tropicbird, is a slender white oceanic seabird that feeds on fish and squid and breeds on tropical islands.
Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon aethereus Linnaeus, 1758
Phaethon aethereus, the red-billed tropicbird, is a seabird with a red bill and white tail streamers found across tropical oceans.
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783
Phaethon rubricauda, the red-tailed tropicbird, is a large seabird native to warm southern Indian and Pacific Oceans.
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758
Phoenicopterus ruber, the American flamingo, is a large pink wading bird with known breeding range across the Americas and specific life history traits.
Chilean Flamingo
Phoenicopterus chilensis Molina, 1782
Phoenicopterus chilensis, the Chilean flamingo, is a pink flamingo species with distinct identification features and a very long bird lifespan.
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811
Phoenicopterus roseus, the greater flamingo, is the largest living flamingo species with a wide distribution across Afro-Eurasia.
Andean Flamingo
Phoenicoparrus andinus (Philippi, 1854)
Phoenicoparrus andinus, the Andean flamingo, is a large Andean migratory flamingo native to South American high elevation wetlands.
James's Flamingo
Phoenicoparrus jamesi (P.L.Sclater, 1886)
James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) is a small South American flamingo with distinct physical traits that set it apart from related species.
Lesser Flamingo
Phoeniconaias minor (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798)
Phoeniconaias minor, the lesser flamingo, is the smallest and likely most common flamingo species, feeding primarily on alkaline lake algae.
African Hobby
Falco cuvierii A.Smith, 1830
Falco cuvierii is a small slim African falcon that may be nomadic to follow food sources.
Spotted Kestrel
Falco moluccensis (Bonaparte, 1850)
Falco moluccensis, the spotted kestrel, is a small Indonesian falcon with little documented breeding behavior.
Red-footed Falcon
Falco vespertinus Linnaeus, 1766
Falco vespertinus, the red-footed falcon, is a small migratory falcon that breeds across Eurasia and winters in Africa.
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo Linnaeus, 1758
Falco subbuteo, the Eurasian hobby, is a small Palearctic falcon that hunts flying insects, bats and birds.
Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus Schlegel, 1850
Falco mexicanus, the prairie falcon, is a medium-sized North American falcon popular for use in falconry.
Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis Temminck, 1822
Falco femoralis (the aplomado falcon) is a slender small falcon found from Mexico to southern South America, assessed as Least Concern by IUCN.
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771
Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 (peregrine falcon) is a sexually dimorphic raptor used widely in falconry.
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