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Local animals in this group:
hummingbirds and swifts
nightbirds
shorebirds and relatives
storks and relatives
doves and pigeons
kingfishers and relatives
cuckoos and relatives
diurnal birds of prey
loons
cranes, coots, and rails
perching birds
pelicans, cormorants, and relatives
woodpeckers and relatives
grebes
owls
Additional information:
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Coloration/Patterning (501)
Behaviors (484)
Coloration/Patterning: Cryptic (397)
Male (294)
Body Parts (238)
Body Parts: Beak (164)
Coloration/Patterning: Disruptive Coloration (Spots/Stripes) (134)
Female (123)
Body Parts: Eyes (91)
Body Parts: Wings (54)
Breeding (39)
Non-Breeding (20)
Body Parts: Tails (14)
Body Parts: Mouth (Buccal Cavity) (9)
Body Parts: Hind Feet (6)
Ornamentation (4)
Sexual (2)
Molting (1)
Locomotion (180)
Feeding Behaviors (143)
Locomotion: Flying (127)
Parental Care (81)
Feeding Behaviors: Capturing/Manipulating Prey (64)
Self Care (64)
Parental Care: Nesting (51)
Self Care: Resting (47)
Communication (45)
Locomotion: Swimming (42)
Communication: Vocalizing (32)
Parental Care: Feeding Young (26)
Feeding Behaviors: Grazing/Browsing (9)
Communication: Sexual/Courtship Display (8)
Reproduction (7)
Self Care: Sunning (7)
Habitat (6)
Self Care: Preening (6)
Reproduction: Mate Tending (6)
Self Care: Bathing (5)
Feeding Behaviors: Drinking (5)
Parental Care: Protecting Young (3)
Communication: Aggressive Interaction (3)
Locomotion: Diving (3)
Communication: Aggressive Display (2)
Parental Care: Establishing Protected Site (1)
Communication: Territorial Display (1)
Reproduction: Copulation (1)
Urban Area (2)
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Prairie (1)
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#Exemplar (92)
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common moorhen
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common moorhen
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Gallinula chloropus
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Gallinula chloropus
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Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
tricolored heron
Egretta tricolor
spotted sandpiper
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common moorhen
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common moorhen
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common loon
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common loon
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