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The Whooping Crane (Grus americana), the tallest North American bird, is an endangered crane species named for its whooping sound and call. Along with the Sandhill Crane, it is one of only two crane ...

Northern Jacana

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The Northern Jacana or Northern Jaçana (Jacana spinosa) is a wader which is a resident breeder from coastal Mexico to western Panama, and on Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola.

Bronze-winged Jacana

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The Bronze-winged Jacana, Metopidius indicus, is a jacana. It is the only member of the genus Metopidius. The Bronze-winged Jacana breeds in India and southeast Asia.

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

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The Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) is a jacana in the monotypic genus Hydrophasianus. The Pheasant-tailed Jacana breeds in India, southeast Asia, and Indonesia.

Great Bustard

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The Great Bustard, Otis tarda, is in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Otis. It breeds in southern and central Europe, where it is the largest species of bird, and across temperate ...

Arabian Bustard

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The Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs) is a species of bird in the Otididae family.

Macqueen's Bustard

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The MacQueen's Bustard, Chlamydotis macqueenii, is a large bird in the bustard family. It breeds in southwestern Asia. It has recently been split as a separate species from the Houbara Bustard, ...