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  2. Anhinga - Wikipedia

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    The word anhinga comes from a'ñinga in the Brazilian Tupi language and means "devil bird" or "snake bird". [3] The origin of the name is apparent when swimming: only the neck appears above water, so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and breathe solely through their epiglottis.

  3. List of birds of Everglades National Park - Wikipedia

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    Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

  4. List of birds of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

  5. List of birds of Dry Tortugas National Park - Wikipedia

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    Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

  6. American coot - Wikipedia

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    Males and females look alike, but females are smaller. Body mass in females ranges from 427 to 628 g (0.941 to 1.385 lb) and in males from 576 to 848 g (1.270 to 1.870 lb). [17] [18] [19] Juvenile birds have olive-brown crowns and a gray body. They become adult-colored around 4 months of age. [5]

  7. American white ibis - Wikipedia

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    The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) is a species of bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae.It is found from the southern half of the US East Coast (from southern New Jersey, Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia), along the Gulf Coast states (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas) and south through most of the Caribbean coastal regions of Central America. [2]

  8. Dytiscidae - Wikipedia

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    As they swim, diving beetles further streamline their bodies by tucking their four former legs into well-fitting grooves. [13] Like other water beetles, adult Dytiscidae get their oxygen while swimming by storing air in a space between their elytra and abdomen. At the same time, they can also diffuse dissolved oxygen from the water. The former ...

  9. Fauna of Florida - Wikipedia

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    One subspecies of wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, namely subspecies osceola, is found only in Florida. [24] The state is a wintering location for many species of eastern North American birds. There have been small numbers of several new species normally native to cooler areas to the north: snowy owls, snow buntings, harlequin ducks, and ...

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