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Wading Birds, primarily the Order Ciconiiformes, are birds that nest in colonies and get all or most of their food from the water. They feed in freshwater, unlike Seabirds which feed at sea.

Members of this Order include Bitterns, Herons, Storks, Egrets, Spoonbills, and Ibises.

  • All About Birds: Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)  - Brief information on this Ibis relative includes size, wingspan, coloration, similar species, audio clip, images, range, and map.
  • Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)  - Description of this Stork relative offers geographic regions and biomes, photographs, characteristics, reproductive features, behavior, food habits, and CITES listing.
  • Marabou (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)  - Short article, from University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web, explains appearance, reproduction, diet, range and habitat, groups, feeding habits, and trivia.
  • Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja)  - Animal Diversity Web discusses classification, regions, habitat, appearance, images, flight and feeding behavior, diet, population history, and threats.
  • Saint Louis Zoo: Roseate Spoonbill  - Furnishes distribution, aquatic habitats, coloration, size, feeding behavior, diet, senses, mating, parenting, social groups, and threats.
  • WhoZoo: Roseate Spoonbill  - Features basic facts, including status, diet, physical appearance, habitat, flocks, adaptations, images, and observations at the zoo.
 
 
 
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