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Apr 19, 2012
Botaurus lentiginosus
EGGS: Eggs measure 49 by 37 mm and are elliptical, buff-brown to deep olive-brown, smooth, and slightly glossy (Harrison 1978).
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Apr 19, 2012
Ardea alba
A large wading bird with all-white plumage; long black legs and feet; a long neck; and a long, straight, pointed, yellow bill; in breeding plumage, long white plumes extend from back beyond end of tail; average length 99 cm, wingspan 130 cm (NGS 1983).
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Apr 19, 2012
Plegadis chihi
A long-legged wader with a long slender decurved bill and chestnut plumage, glossed with green and purple (breeding adult); looks all-dark at a distance; immature and winter birds are dark with some lighter coloring or streaking on the head and neck; averages 58 cm long, 91 cm in wingspan (NGS 1983).
Source: Encyclopedia of Life