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Sun bittern

Eurypyga helias, a species of bird, the sole member of the family Eurypygidae, found in the tropical regions of the Americas.

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    Eurypyga helias, a species of bird, the sole member of the family Eurypygidae, found in the tropical regions of the Americas.

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sun-bitternnounAlternative spelling of sunbittern. [Any member of species Eurypyga helias of birds found in the New World tropics, the sole member of the family Eurypygidae.]
sunbitternnounAny member of species Eurypyga helias of birds found in the New World tropics, the sole member of the family Eurypygidae.
little bitternnounA bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus.
bitternnounSeveral bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
sunbirdnounA bird belonging to any of several species in the family Nectariniidae.
eurasian bitternnounA bittern found in Europe, Asia, and Africa (Botaurus stellaris).
yellow bitternnounIxobrychus sinensis, a small bittern of Old World origin, breeding in the northern Indian Subcontinent, with a short neck and longish bill.
bitturnounObsolete form of bittern. [Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.]
stormbirdnounAlternative form of storm-bird. [The storm petrel.]
eurypygidnoun(zoology) Any bird in the family Eurypygidae; a sunbittern.
snow birdnounAlternative spelling of snow-bird. [Any of several small birds including the snow bunting and snowfinch]
sungrebenounA species of aquatic bird, Heliornis fulica, in a monotypic genus of the family Heliornithidae, found in Central and South America.
great bitternnounSynonym of Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
common bitternnounSynonym of Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
sternnoun(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
sunangelnounA South American hummingbird of genus Heliangelus.
sea birdnounAlternative spelling of seabird. [Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.]
bittournoun(obsolete) A bittern (bird).
boonknounA bird, the little bittern.
sandbirdnounA sandpiper.

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