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| Introduction | |
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| Details of Form and Function | |
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| General Descriptions and Photographs | |
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| Species Accounts | |
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| Family: Grebes (Podicipedidae) | |
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| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps | |
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| Family: Shearwater and Petrels (Procellariidae) | |
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| Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) | |
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| Family: Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae) | |
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| Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) | |
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| White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) | |
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| Family: Boobies and Gannets (Sulidae) | |
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| Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) | |
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| Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) | |
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| Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) | |
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| Family: Pelicans (Pelecanidae) | |
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| Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) | |
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| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorynchos) | |
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| Family: Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) | |
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| Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) | |
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| Family: Anhingas (Anhingidae) | |
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| American Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) | |
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| Family: Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) | |
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| Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) | |
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| Family: Bitterns and Herons (Ardeidae) | |
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| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) | |
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| Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) | |
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| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | |
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| Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) | |
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| Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) | |
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| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | |
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| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | |
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| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | |
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| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | |
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| Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violaceus) | |
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| Family: Storks (Ciconiidae) | |
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| Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) | |
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| Family: Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae) | |
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| White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) | |
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| Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) | |
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| Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) | |
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| Family: Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae) | |
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| Greater Flamingo (Phenicopterus ruber) | |
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| Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks (Anatidae) | |
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| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | |
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| Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) | |
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| White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) | |
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| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | |
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| Family: Kites, Eagles, and Hawks (Accipitridae) | |
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| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | |
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| Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) | |
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| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo Jamaicensis) | |
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| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | |
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| Family: Caracaras and Falcons (Falconidae) | |
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| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | |
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| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | |
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| Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae) | |
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| American Coot (Fulica americana) | |
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| Common Moorhen (Gallinula chlorops) | |
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| Family: Plovers (Charadriidae) | |
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| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | |
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| Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsoni) | |
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| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | |
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| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | |
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| Family: Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae) | |
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| American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) | |
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| Family: Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae) | |
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| Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) | |
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| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | |
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| Family: Sandpipers (Scolopacidae) | |
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| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | |
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| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | |
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| Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) | |
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| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitus macularia) | |
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| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | |
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| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | |
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| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | |
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| Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) | |
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| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | |
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| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | |
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| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | |
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| Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae) | |
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| Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) | |
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| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | |
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| Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) | |
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| Royal Tern (Sterna maxima) | |
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| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | |
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| Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) | |
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| Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) | |
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| Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus) | |
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| Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) | |
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| Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) | |
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| Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) | |
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| Family: Cuckoos and Anis (Cuculidae) | |
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| Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) | |
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| Family: Grackles (Icteridae) | |
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| Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) | |
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| Family: Swallows (Hirudinidae) | |
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| Cave Swallow (Hirundo fulva) | |
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| Family: Crows (Corvidae) | |
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| Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) | |
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| General References | |
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| Index | |