Ciconiiformes
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| Scientific Name | Platalea ajaja |
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| Location | Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA |
| Creator | Ryan Hagerty |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source Collection | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Online Digital Media Library |
| Scientific Name | Nycticorax nycticorax |
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| Comments | Black-crowned night-heron |
| Creator | Gary M. Stolz |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source Collection | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Online Digital Media Library |
| Scientific Name | Mycteria americana |
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| Location | Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA |
| Comments | wood stork |
| Creator | Ryan Hagerty |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Behavior | feeding on the shore |
| Source Collection | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Online Digital Media Library |
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- First online 14 December 2005
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Tree of Life Web Project. 2005. Ciconiiformes. Version 14 December 2005 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Ciconiiformes/57151/2005.12.14 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
