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The Goliath heron, aka giant heron, can be found throughout much of Africa, with a few dwindling populations in southwestern and southern Asia. These large wading birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction due to land reclamation, drainage, and development; human disturbance, which can result in nest abandonment; […]

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The northern lapwing, aka peewit, pewit, tuit, tewit, green plover, pyewipe, or simply lapwing, is a wading bird found throughout Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, dams, and water management; human intrusion, that interrupts their […]

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The limpkin, aka carrao, courlan, and/or crying bird, is a sizable wading bird related to cranes and rails. They’re the only extant species in the family Aramidae. While found mostly in wetlands in the warmer parts of the Americas, from Florida, to Mexico, to Central America, down to South America, […]

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The scarlet ibis, aka red ibis or guará (from the Tupi–Guarani language), is 1 of the 2 national birds of Trinidad and Tobago. The other being the Cocrico. There are 27 recognized species of ibis. These birds face no major threats, sans water pollution and land pollution, and habitat loss. […]

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The lesser adjutant is a large sized wading bird that hails from the stork family, aka Ciconiidae. They can be found in India and southeast Asia. They dwell in habitats with large rivers and lakes inside heavily wooded regions, with freshwater wetlands in agricultural areas, as well as coastal wetlands […]

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