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40" long, 61" wingspan, wading bird
Endangered species, but now stable-
about 5,000 pairs in U.S.
(mostly in Florida)
Feeds by swinging bill through water;
snaps bill shut on contact with prey |
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(Belize) |

(Belize) |

(Belize - with Jabiru) |
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