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14 Cards in this Set
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Burhinidae |
Pantropical, dry open habitats, stout bill, large broad head w/ large eyes, long legs, ankle joint thickened, primarily nocturnal |
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Chionidae |
Antarctic, closely associated with penguin colonies, white plumage, bill with horny sheath at base, bill short and stout, scavengers of the Antarctic |
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Haematopodidae |
coastal species, all black (rocky shores) or pied (beaches/estuaries) plumage, bill red stout and laterally compressed, short neck, orange legs |
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Ibidoryhynchidae |
central Asian plateaus, plumage (brown on back, neck and head slaty gray, belly white, black breast band outlined in white), bill long decurved and red |
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Recurvirostridae |
shallow lakes and lagoons, bill long and slender (recurved in avocets), plumage usually white below with black above, small head, leg very long and slender |
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Charadriidae |
Worldwide, bill straight and of moderate length, large eyes and head, wings long, often boldly patterned plumage with black band across chest |
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Jacanidae |
Freshwater wetlands, head with bare forehead, crown, or frontal wattle, broad wings with metacarpal spur, toes and claws extremely long |
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Scolopacidae |
Wet open habitats, bill often slender and long, long legs and toes, plumage earth tones with delicate patterning, diversity of mating systems |
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Turnicidae |
Drier habitats, very similar to Old World quail in Phasianidae, short neck and compact body, very small, short and round wings, short legs |
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Dromadidae |
sandflats of Indian Ocean, bill strong and laterally compressed, cross between avocet and night heron, pied plumage, long legs |
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Glareolidae |
Open habitats, often boldly patterned plumage, pratincoles: short bills, long pointed wings, forked tails, short legs, coursers: long tapered bills, short wings, long legs |
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Laridae |
diverse habitats near open water, typically black or gray and white, gulls w/ bill with prominent angle at gonys w/ slightly hooked tip, skimmers with very laterally compressed beak, terns with forked tail, webbed feet |
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Stercorariidae |
Breed in tundra at high latitudes, dark plumage, extended retrices in jaegers, wings long and falcon-like in jaegers and broader in skuas, feet webbed, aggressive predators and pirates |
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Alcidae |
coastlines of Northern hem., bill often laterally compressed and colorful, neck short, body compact, legs short and set far back for swimming, webbed feet, indicators of fishery health, breed on rocks and cliffs |
