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Physical appearance: 40 cm. The feet are red and webbed. The chest is brown, as well as the face that is a bit darker. There is a patch of iridescent feathers in the wings. When flying it shows a large white spot at the back of the wing. The male has a red beak and the female’s is blue. The Female also has white spots on the face. Distribution: From Venezuela to Argentina. Habitat: Wetlands, lakes, ponds and rivers even in polluted places. Diet: Feeds on seeds, leaves and small invertebrates. The hatchlings are goot at catching insects. Reproduction: Lays up to 14 bluish or greenish eggs. When the adult realizes the presence of a potential predator it distracts its attention...

91cm. The neck and the legs are thin and long. All white, but with iris, beak and legs yellow. Distribution: Throughout the world. Habitat: Lakes, rivers, ponds, reservoirs, swamps, mangroves, estuaries and even polluted rivers. Diet: Eats fishes, amphibians, insects. The author witnessed an egret catching and eating a mouse in a riverbank in Campinas-SP. Reproduction: Breeding takes place generally in the end of the dry season, when the food supply is more abundant for this species. During this period the adults have the egrets that are long feathers used in the courtship. The breeding couples gather in nesting sites that may have hundreds of individuals, sometimes mixing with o...

32 cm. The body is green. There is a red and yellow area below the wings. There is a pale area around the eye. The male’s body and beak are stronger than the female’s. The beak is light brown in the immature individuals. Distribution: From the Guyanas to Argentina. Habitat: Forest borders, cerrado, woods and parks in cities. Diet: Feeds on buds, leaves, flowers, seeds, fruits and sometimes insects. Reproduction: Builds a nest inside holes in trees or rocks, witnessed by the author building a nest inside a hole in the old wall of a building. Lays three or four white eggs, incubated by the female that is fed by the male during this period. The couple feeds the brood. May learn some...