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bird
Kakapo
Strigops habroptila
Kakapo (Strigops habroptila)
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bird
Kea
Nestor notabilis
Kea (Nestor notabilis)
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bird
Weka
Gallirallus australis
Weka (Gallirallus australis)
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bird
Takahe
Porphyrio hochstetteri
Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri)
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bird
Greater Rhea
Rhea americana
Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)
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bird
Lesser Rhea
Rhea pennata
Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata)
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T
bird
Tinamou
Tinamus major
Tinamou (Tinamus major)
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bird
Hammerkop
Scopus umbretta
Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta)
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bird
Sunbittern
Eurypyga helias
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
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S
bird
Seriema
Cariama cristata
Seriema (Cariama cristata)
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bird
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
The limpkin, also called carrao, courlan, and crying bird, is a large wading bird related to rails and cranes, and the only extant species in the family Aramidae. It is found mostly in wetlands in warm parts of the Americas, from Florida to northern Argentina, but has been spotted as far north as Wisconsin and Southern Ontario. It feeds on molluscs, with the diet dominated by apple snails of the genus Pomacea. Its name derives from its seeming limp when it walks.
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bird
Finfoot
Heliopais personatus
Finfoot (Heliopais personatus)
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bird
Jacana
Jacana jacana
Jacana (Jacana jacana)
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P
bird
Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
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bird
Crab-plover
Dromas ardeola
Crab-plover (Dromas ardeola)
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bird
Thick-knee
Burhinus oedicnemus
Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)
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S
bird
Sheathbill
Chionis albus
Sheathbill (Chionis albus)
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bird
Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
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C
bird
Coursers
Cursorius cursor
Coursers (Cursorius cursor)
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bird
Seedsnipe
Attagis malouinus
Seedsnipe (Attagis malouinus)
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