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Sun-bittern
Order:
Gruiformes
Family: Eurypygidae
1 species
neotropical streams and swamps;
50 cm; heavily barred plumage; bill long; neck long, slender; wings broad; tail long, broad; legs, toes long; sedentary, semi-arboreal waders of dense forest, walking slowly and silently along forest streams searching for aquatic prey;
Fish, frogs, and invertebrates;
sexes alike; 2 eggs in wet-bulky nest in tree; biparental care