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Little Bittern

Animals; Birds

The Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, native to the Old World, breeding in Africa, central and southern Europe, western and southern Asia, and ...

Great Bittern

Animals; Birds

The Eurasian Bittern or Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae.

American Bittern

Animals; Birds

The American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae.

Least Bittern

Animals; Birds

The Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) is a small wading bird, the smallest heron found in the Americas.

Dalmatian Pelican

Animals; Birds

The Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is a member of the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe to India and China in swamps and shallow lakes.

Temminck's Cormorant

Animals; Birds

The Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), also known as Temminck's Cormorant, is a cormorant native to East Asia. It lives from Taiwan north through Korea and Japan to the Russian Far East.

Great Cormorant

Animals; Birds

The Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the Great Black Cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the Black Cormorant in Australia and the Black Shag further south in New Zealand, is a ...

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