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- proper n. A taxonomic family within the order Pelecaniformes — herons and bitterns.
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The reserve hosts some 85 species of palaearctic passage and overwintering migrants, particularly herons Ardeidae, birds of prey Accipitridae and Falconidae, waders Charadriidae, thrushes Turdidae and warblers Sylviidae.
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They are also an important feeding and reproductive area for herons (Ardeidae) and spoonbills (Ajaia ajaja).
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The bittern (Botaurus stellaris) belongs to the Ardeidae, the heron family of birds, and is famous for the peculiar nocturnal booming sound which it emits.
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There were the egrets, the ibises -- both white and scarlet -- the various species of _Ardeidae_, the cranes, and the red flamingoes.
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The wide-extending marshes and pools are frequented by pelicans, herons, and wild geese, ducks, and flamingoes; while other birds -- chiefly belonging to the Falconidae, Ardeidae, Strigidae, and Psittacidae -- are numerous.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America
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The waterbirds most frequently encountered include goose and duck (Anatidae), waders (or shorebirds), ibis (Threskiornithidae), stork (Ciconiidae), heron and egret (Ardeidae).
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