Chilean Flamingo
Phoenicopterus chilensis
Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a large South American wader of saline and brackishwetlands, noted for it···
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Wading birds
Wading birds are one of the six major ecological groups of birds, including Craniformes, Storks, Flamingos and Ploveriformes. They refer to those birds that are adapted to living near water (all are wetland waterbirds). Including cranes, storks, ibises, bustards, spoonbills, etc.
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Fiordland penguin
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
I. Species OverviewThe yellow-browed penguin, a member of the genus Eudyptes, is endemic to the southwestern Fiordland a···
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Table of ContentsPhysical CharacteristicsHabitat and EnvironmentBehavior, Lifestyle, and DietDistribution, Migration Pat···
Pelicans
Table of ContentsPhysical CharacteristicsHabitat and EnvironmentBehavior, Lifestyle, and DietGeographic Distribution, Mi···
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Ardea herodias
Species Scientific ClassificationThe Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is classified as follows:Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum:···
Anhinga melanogaster
Darter,Snake Bird
The Black-bellied Snake Darter (scientific name: Anhinga melanogaster, foreign name: Darter) is a bird of the family Anh···
Microcarbo pygmaeus
Microcarbo pygmaeus，Pygmy Cormorant
The Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus) is a seabird of the family Cormoridae. It is the smallest of all cormorants. Th···
Phalacrocorax capillatus
Phalacrocorax capillatus,Temminck et Schlegal,Japanese Cormorant
The dark green-backed cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus, Temminck et Schlegal) is also known as the Teminck's corm···
Phalacrocorax carbo
Great Cormorant,Black Shag,Cormorant,White-breasted Cormorant,Heron, river cormorant, water crow, osprey, 鷧 (pronunciation meaning), black ghost, black fish man
The cormorant (scientific name: Phalacrocorax carbo), also known as heron, river cormorant, water crow, osprey, 鷧 (pron···
Ardeola grayii
Indian Pond-heron, Indian Pond Heron, Indian Pond-Heron
The Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) is a medium-sized wading bird, a small heron in the family Ardeidae in the order ···
Egretta novaehollandiae
Egretta novaehollandiae，White-faced Heron，White-faced Heron
The white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae), also known as the white-faced heron, is a common bird found throughout ···
Egretta picata
Egretta picata，Pied Heron
The spotted egret (Taiwanese white-necked black egret) (scientific name: Egretta picata) is distributed in Sulawesi, Pap···
Ardea intermedia
Intermediate Egret，Yellow-billed Egret。Plumed Egret，Mesophoyx intermedia、Egretta intermedia
Ardea intermedia (scientific name: Ardea intermedia) is a bird of the genus Heron in the family Ardeidae, and its common···
Ardea alba
Ardea alba，egret, heron, white floating bird, winter village, great white crane, white crane heron, white village, snow guest
The great egret (scientific name: Ardea alba) is a bird of the genus Egret in the family Ardeidae, order Stork. It is al···
Ardea purpurea
Purple Heron、Purple heron, flower cellar horse, wood heron, long-necked heron
Ardea purpurea is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is also known as purple heron, commonly known as flower ···
Phaethon lepturus
Phaethon lepturus、White-tailed Tropicbird, Long-tailed tropicbird
White-tailed grebe (scientific name: Phaethon lepturus) is a bird of the genus Phaethon lepturus in the family Phaethoni···
Phoenicopterus roseus
Phoenicopterus roseus,
The Greater Flamingo is a genus of Flamingo in the order Phoenicopteridae, class Aves, phylum Chordata, with 1 genus and···
Threskiornis solitarius
Threskiornis solitarius
The Reunion pigeon (Threskiornis solitarius), also known as the Reunion dodo, is an extinct species endemic to the Reuni···
Sterna paradisaea
Arctic Tern ,Sterna paradisaea
The Arctic tern is a seabird belonging to the tern genus. It is medium-sized and distributed in the Arctic and nearby ar···
Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta,Great Egret, Middle Egret, Little Egret, Yellow-billed Egret
Egrets are a general term for medium-sized wading birds of the genus Egretta. There are 13 species of birds in the genus···
Calidris pygmaea
Calidris pygmaea,Shoveler,Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Spoon-billed Sandpiper breeds in the tundra, and is more common in coastal wetlands during migration and wintering. If t···
Gorsachius melanolophus
Gorsachius melanolophus,Malayan Night-heron,Black-crowned egret, Black-crowned bittern
The black-crowned bittern, commonly known as the black-crowned bittern, lives in tropical and subtropical areas in south···
Egretta eulophotes
Egretta eulophotes,Chinese Egret,White cocoon, Shiraoi
The Chinese Egret is a medium-sized wading bird with no subspecies.The Chinese Egret has the habit of nesting in groups,···
Egretta sacra
Egretta sacra,Pacific Reef-egret,Pacific Reef Heron, Eastern Reef Egret
Pacific Reef-egret is a medium-sized wading bird with two subspecies.Pacific Reef-egret is a species with a high sense o···
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