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Pelecaniformes is an order that contains birds that live around and in the water, such as cormorants, pelicans, and frigatebirds. Birds in the families Ardeidae and Threskiornithidae were previously listed as members of the order Ciconiiformes on previous bird lists, but they were reorganized for the 2020 edition of the rules.
Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
American White Pelican
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Species
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Pelecanus erythrorynchos
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Habitat
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Brackish and freshwater lakes
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Diet
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Fish,crayfish,amphibians
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Least concern
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Bitterns, Herons, and Allies (Ardeidae)
American Bittern
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Species
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Botaurus lentiginosus
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Habitat
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Bogs and Marshes
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Diet
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Amphibians, insects, fish, reptiles
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Call
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Link
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Least concern
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Great Blue Heron
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Species
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Ardea herodias
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Habitat
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Marshes, swamps, lakes
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Diet
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Small fish, crustaceans
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Least concern
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Snowy Egret
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Species
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Egretta thula
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Habitat
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Inland and coastal wetland
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Diet
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Fish, crustaceans
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Least concern
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Green Heron
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Species
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Butorides virescens
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Habitat
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Small, low-lying wetlands
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Diet
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Fish, frogs, arthropods
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Least concern
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Black-crowned Night-Heron
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Species
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Nycticorax nycticorax
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Habitat
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Salt and fresh water wetlands
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Diet
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Fish, crustaceans, amphibians
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Least concern
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Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Roseate Spoonbill
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Species
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Platalea ajaja
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Habitat
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Marsh
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Diet
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Crustaceans, very small fish
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Least concern
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