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Wading birds generally are tall, sleek birds with long beaks which they use to hunt in shallow waters. The herons are an exception but are still generally included as a wading bird.
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Why do flamingos stand on one leg?
Flamingos can stand on one spindly leg for hours. But why do they do it? Are they posing as a tree to trick prey, or simply avoiding a bathtub prune-foot?
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Adjutant Stork
Adjutant Stork, a bird of Asia and Africa. The name adjutant comes from the stiff, erect walk of these storks, which resembles that of a military officer.
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Bittern
Bittern, a bird of the heron family. It has a short, stocky body, a long, pointed bill, and olive or yellow legs.
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Egret
Egret, a heron that bears long plumes during the mating season. Both males and females bear the plumes, called aigrettes.
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Flamingo
Flamingo, a wading bird. There are six species. The American (or greater) flamingo, a typical species, is the only one native to the United States.
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Heron
Heron, a wading bird. There are about 60 kinds of herons, including egrets and bitterns.
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Ibis
Ibis, a heronlike wading bird. Ibises inhabit warm regions around the world, some of them visiting colder latitudes in summer.
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Jabiru
Jabiru, a large stork of tropical America. A mature jabiru is nearly five feet (1.5 m) tall and has a wingspread of about seven feet (2 m).
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Night Heron
Night Heron, a heron that feeds at dusk and at night, remaining hidden during the day.
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Shoebill
Shoebill, or Whalehead, a large bird of eastern Africa. The shoebill stands about 50 inches (1.3 m) high on long, thin legs.
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Spoonbill
Spoonbill, a wading bird that is closely related to the ibis. Spoonbills inhabit marshes, mudflats, and lagoons in coastal regions of the world.
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Lapwing (also called Pewit, and Green Plover), an Old World shorebird that is sometimes seen on the east coasts of the United States and Canada.
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Limpkin, or Courlan, a marsh bird native to Georgia and Florida and southward to South America.
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Stork, the common name for a family of large wading birds. There are 19 species, found in most of the warmer regions of the world.
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