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Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
The brown pelican is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water. It is found on the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey to the mouth of the Amazon River, and along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands. The nominate subspecies in its breeding plumage has a white head with a yellowish wash on the crown. The nape and neck are dark maroon–brown. The upper sides of the neck have white lines along the base of the gular pouch, and the lower fore neck has a pale yellowish patch. The male and female are similar, but the female is slightly smaller. The nonbreeding adult has a white head and neck. The pink skin around the eyes becomes dull and gray in the nonbreeding season. It lacks any red hue, and the pouch is strongly olivaceous ochre-tinged and the legs are olivaceous gray to blackish-gray.
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Heron
Ardea herodias
Heron (Ardea herodias)
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Egret
Ardea alba
Egret (Ardea alba)
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Crane
Grus canadensis
Crane (Grus canadensis)
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Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
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Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
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Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
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Swan
Cygnus olor
Swan (Cygnus olor)
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Albatross
Diomedea exulans
Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
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Seagull
Larus argentatus
Seagull (Larus argentatus)
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Tern
Sterna hirundo
Tern (Sterna hirundo)
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Puffin
Fratercula arctica
Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
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Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
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Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
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Ostrich
Struthio camelus
Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
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Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
The emu is a species of flightless bird endemic to Australia, where it is the tallest native bird. It is the only extant member of the genus Dromaius and the third-tallest living bird after its African ratite relatives, the common ostrich and Somali ostrich. The emu's native ranges cover most of the Australian mainland. The Tasmanian, Kangaroo Island and King Island subspecies became extinct after the European settlement of Australia in 1788.
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Cassowary
Casuarius casuarius
Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
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Kiwi
Apteryx australis
Kiwi (Apteryx australis)
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Peacock
Pavo cristatus
Peacock (Pavo cristatus)
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Tarantula
Brachypelma smithi
Tarantula (Brachypelma smithi)
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