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  2. Australian white ibis - Wikipedia

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    The Australian white ibis is a fairly large ibis species, around 65–75 cm (26–30 in) long and has a bald black head and neck and a long black downcurved beak, measuring over 16.7 cm (6.6 in) in the male, and under in the female.

  3. Heron - Wikipedia

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    In flight, the legs and feet are generally held in a horizontal position, pointing backwards. Toes are long and thin, with three pointing forwards and one backwards. [8] The Pacific reef heron has two colour morphs, the light and the dark. A white heron with a droplet of water on its beak in Forest Park. The bill is

  4. Hood mockingbird - Wikipedia

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    Similar to the other species of Galápagos mockingbirds, this species has a mottled gray and brown plumage with a white underbelly. A long tail and legs give the bird its distinctive appearance. The species has a long, thin beak, useful for tapping into the eggs of seabirds. The species has the largest bill of any of the Galápagos mockingbirds ...

  5. Hawaiian stilt - Wikipedia

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    [4] [7] It is a long-legged, slender shorebird with a long, thin beak. [1] Other common names include the Hawaiian black-necked stilt , the aeʻo (from a Hawaiian name for the bird and word for stilts), [ 8 ] the kukuluaeʻo (a Hawaiian name for the bird and word for “one standing high”), [ 6 ] [ 8 ] or it may be referred to as the Hawaiian ...

  6. Southern bald ibis - Wikipedia

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    This subfamily contains around 26 species of wading birds with long, thin, down-curved beaks, ranging in size from medium to large. [4] [17] These species rarely have a voice box, and if one is present, the bird only croaks or cackles harshly. [17] Historically, ibises are an ancient group.

  7. List of birds of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets, and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills.

  8. List of birds of Ohio - 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.

  9. List of birds of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish.