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waterbird

NOUN
  1. freshwater aquatic bird

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  • A pair of coots, some moorhens, a little grebe and a single Little Egret rounded out the waterbirds.
  • Three lakes are also found in this park, providing habitat for a variety of waterbirds as well as antelope species with a preference for marshy or open, grassy habitat such as sitatunga, oribi (Ourebia ourebi), waterbuck, tsessebe, and lechwe (Kobus leche). Angolan Miombo woodlands
  • The scrubland (cotos) and heathland ecotone (vera) are the richest habitats for most animals apart from waterbirds. Doñana National Park, Spain
  • Other waterbirds found on Lake Eyasi include yellowbilled stork Mycteria ibis, African spoonbill Platalea alba, avocet Recurvirostra avosetta and greyheaded gull Larus cirrocephalus. Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
  • Most of the postcranial elements belong to continental waterbirds, including pelicans, anhingas, herons, storks, ducks, and rails.
  • Why are grebes, among all the waterbirds, so difficult to maintain in captive environments?
  • The 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines, caused circumpolar cooling, delayed snowmelt, and resulted in global reductions in productivity of arctic waterbirds in 1992.
  • These wetlands are important breeding and migratory stopover sites for many North American waterbirds, including more than 30 species of shorebirds, 9 of which regularly breed in the region.
  • Most of the postcranial elements belong to continental waterbirds, including pelicans, anhingas, herons, storks, ducks, and rails.
  • Among some ground-nesting waterbirds, such as gulls and plovers, research has shown that speckling aids egg camouflage.
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