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Trogon
* All trogons are arboreal and most live entirely within forests or woods
* are birds
  - cavity nesters
  - found through the world's tropical regions
* feed on insects and fruits and nest in cavities.
* have weak feet with two toes directed forward, two backward.
* often fly up and down the canyons.
* perch in an upright position, with their long tail hanging straight down.
* tend to nest in riparian vegetation, sometimes close to human activity
  - sit upright with tail pointed vertically down
* usually occur singly or in pairs.

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Quetzal
* All quetzals have feathers
  - four legs
* also feed on arboreal snails, insects, and small frogs and lizards..
* are altitudinal migrants
  - birds
  - most vocal during calm cloudy dawns, and misty afternoons
  - shy, quiet birds except during courtship
  - solitary birds that are poor flyers
  - trogons
  - usually very quiet and shy
* eat mostly fruit, but also eat worms, frogs , insects , larvae, and snails.
* inhabit the cloud forests of Middle America, migrating to lower elevations seasonally.
* nest in holes, and lay from two to four eggs per clutch
  - rotting trees

Tropical bird
* Many tropical birds migrate to the taiga in the summer to nest.
* are also very numerous
  - sedentary
* become a rarity in their native lands because they sold as pets.
* fly overhead, iguanas visit every so often.
* like to eat butterflies and other insects.

Unusual bird
* Most unusual birds use calls.
* include geese.
* show up in the fall through early spring.

Upland bird
* are plentiful along the river bottom.
* hunting opportunities exist for sharp-tailed grouse and sage grouse.

Urban bird
* are among the nation s most vulnerable bird groups
  - nation's most endangered bird groups
* tend to eat more commercial birdseed, weed seed, and human scraps.

Various bird
* are also effective for controlling bugs.
* use the leaves and twigs as nesting material.
* visit regularly, including swans, terns, cormorants, and snowy egrets.

Wade bird
* Most wade birds belong to families
  - depend on habitats
* Most wade birds have legs
  - long legs
  - plumages
  - white plumages

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Wader
* Most waders live in wetland or coastal environments.
* Some waders use their bills to turn over shells, stones and seaweed in search of food.
  * Most waders live in wetland or coastal environments. Many species of Arctic and temperate regions are strongly migratory, but tropical birds are often resident. Some of the Arctic species, such as Little Stint, are amongst the longest distance migrants, spending the non-breeding season in the southern hemisphere.
  - necessary to fish the streams in spots
  - the way to go when wading in the pond
* can also double as rain pants.
* have long bills for probing the mud for small worms and molluscs.
* moult from striking summer plumage to rather nondescript winter plumage.
* occur as passage birds, and various species of waterbirds breed at the site.

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Bustard
* do live in other places in the world.
* lack both a crop and oil glands.
* live mainly on grassy plains or in brushlands.

Ibis
* Every ibis bird.
* Most ibises are colonial nesters, and sites can include many thousands of birds.
* are animals
* shake triangular beaks as they walk, pecking at pears, ferns, a third of a revolution.
* usually live near water
  - roost in temporary communal roosts located near feeding grounds